Well, I would not run without a paging file even if the system would let me.
Jim
"tmb867" wrote in message
news
I changed it to No Paging File, is that ok.

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 13:16:01 -0800, tmb867
wrote:

i guess my question is can I add more? Or how do I figure out if I CAN
add
more?


For the answer to that question, you have to check the specs for your
motherboard.

But, despite what Tom says below, I would not automatically assume you
need more. How much RAM you need for good performance is *not* a
one-size-fits-all situation. You get good performance if the amount of
RAM you have keeps you from using the page file significantly, and
that depends on what apps you run. Most people running a typical range
of business applications under XP find that somewhere around 512MB
works well, others need more. Almost anyone will see poor performance
with less than 256MB. Some people, particularly those doing things
like editing large photographic images, can see a performance boost by
adding even more than 512MB--sometimes much more.

If you are currently using the page file significantly, more memory
will decrease or eliminate that usage, and improve your performance.
If you are not using the page file significantly, more memory will do
nothing for you. Go to
http://billsway.com/notes%5Fpublic/winxp%5Ftweaks/ and download
WinXP-2K_Pagefile.zip and monitor your page file usage. That should
give you a good idea of whether more memory can help, and if so, how
much more.



"Tom Willett" wrote:

You just barely have enough RAM to use Windows, let alone any other
programs at the same time.

"tmb867" wrote in message
news :I have a Pent lll, Win XP SP3, Internet explorer 8, Avira Antivirus,
733
Mhz
: 256 mb of Ram and Virtual Memory is set for total paging file for
all
drive
: is 428. The question is am I maxed out on memory or what can I
check. I
just
: reformated this drive and it is 80 gig disc drive that is a quarter
full
: since I just reformated. System is slow and trying to fix that.


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