[Virtualacorn-list] Virtual Acorn Setup Problem

[Alan Adams]

In message <mpro.k9xrgm0006uxb01n8.groups at planet3.freeuk.co.uk>
          Brian D <groups at planet3.freeuk.co.uk> wrote:

> Nick Roberts <tigger at orpheusinternet.co.uk> wrote:

>> I've found that a more optimal setting is to select "Custom" pagefile size
>> settings, with the "Initial" and "Maximum" settings the same. Given the
>> size of current hard discs, I tend to be fairly generous with the pagefile
>> size - it's set at about twice the size that Windows recommends.
>> 
>> If you go this route, it's worthwhile doing it as soon as possible, before
>> Windows has a chance to fragment the pagefile too badly.

> What I do on established systems is to remove the (variable size) pagefile
> (and if available put a fixed one on a different disc) and re-boot. This
> gets rid of the original (fragmented) pagefile (and if there is no pagefile
> on an alternative drive, a very slow machine.

> I /then/ configure a large fixed size pagefile, at least twice the memory
> size on the original disc.

Interesting that the advice is always to use twice the memory size. In 
fact, the size of pagefile needed reduces as memory size increases - 
the total of memory and pagefile need to be big enough to accommodate 
the largest concurrent workload expected. It an ideal world, the 
memory would be big enough not to need a pagefile - just as RISC OS 
works.

The only reason for increasing pagefile when increasing memory is that 
increasing memory is usually done as a result of increasing workload, 
e.g. Vista instead of XP, Office instead of Works.


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Alan Adams, from Northamptonshire
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