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December 3rd 07, 08:01 PM
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Installing Extra RAM
Hi,
If I install extra RAM into my PC, am I required to change any settings under XP or will the system automatically adjust anyway? Cheers. Alan 
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December 3rd 07, 08:11 PM
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The computer will do everything for you. No settings for you to adjust.
Just be certain that the RAM you are purchasing is designed to work with your computer. The major RAM vendors (e.g., Crucial, Kingston, Corsair) have RAM selectors on their web sites that make it easy to find the right memory for your computer. This next part is just my opinion: You are better off to purchase RAM from the better RAM vendors, instead of whatever is on sale this week at Staples or Best Buy etc. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est Hudster wrote: Hi, If I install extra RAM into my PC, am I required to change any settings under XP or will the system automatically adjust anyway? Cheers. Alan
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December 3rd 07, 08:12 PM
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Go to Control Panel System Performance Settings Advanced tab, at the
bottom under virtual memory click the "Change" button, select "System Managed", then click "Set", this will properly set your swapfile for the memory increase. XP defaults to a fixed value during installation. -- ---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 __________________________________________________ _______________________________ "Hudster" wrote in message ... Hi, If I install extra RAM into my PC, am I required to change any settings under XP or will the system automatically adjust anyway? Cheers. Alan
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December 3rd 07, 08:12 PM
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Alan
No manual adjustments required. If the system recognises the new RAM it is automatic. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hudster wrote: Hi, If I install extra RAM into my PC, am I required to change any settings under XP or will the system automatically adjust anyway? Cheers. Alan
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December 3rd 07, 08:37 PM
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Except for the swapfile, it will be set for the pre upgrade amount of RAM as
I said in my post. -- ---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 __________________________________________________ _______________________________ "Gerry" wrote in message ... Alan No manual adjustments required. If the system recognises the new RAM it is automatic. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hudster wrote: Hi, If I install extra RAM into my PC, am I required to change any settings under XP or will the system automatically adjust anyway? Cheers. Alan
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December 3rd 07, 09:11 PM
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The correct setting for the page file is almost always 'system managed
size' and that's where you should have it. If you set the size of the page file too low you will interfere with your computer's performance. If you set the size of the page file too high your performance will not be affected, since Windows only uses the amount of virtual memory it needs regardless of how much you give it to work with, but you will be wasting disk space. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est David B. wrote: Except for the swapfile, it will be set for the pre upgrade amount of RAM as I said in my post.
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December 3rd 07, 09:14 PM
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Leonard,
Purchased it from Crucial and it seems to be working OK, thanks for the help. Alan "Leonard Grey" wrote: The computer will do everything for you. No settings for you to adjust. Just be certain that the RAM you are purchasing is designed to work with your computer. The major RAM vendors (e.g., Crucial, Kingston, Corsair) have RAM selectors on their web sites that make it easy to find the right memory for your computer. This next part is just my opinion: You are better off to purchase RAM from the better RAM vendors, instead of whatever is on sale this week at Staples or Best Buy etc. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est Hudster wrote: Hi, If I install extra RAM into my PC, am I required to change any settings under XP or will the system automatically adjust anyway? Cheers. Alan
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December 3rd 07, 09:14 PM
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David,
Thanks mate, have changed as you have suggested. Alan "David B." wrote: Except for the swapfile, it will be set for the pre upgrade amount of RAM as I said in my post. -- ---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 __________________________________________________ _______________________________ "Gerry" wrote in message ... Alan No manual adjustments required. If the system recognises the new RAM it is automatic. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hudster wrote: Hi, If I install extra RAM into my PC, am I required to change any settings under XP or will the system automatically adjust anyway? Cheers. Alan
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December 3rd 07, 09:14 PM
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Gerry,
Have checked and it has recognised, cheers. Alan "Gerry" wrote: Alan No manual adjustments required. If the system recognises the new RAM it is automatic. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hudster wrote: Hi, If I install extra RAM into my PC, am I required to change any settings under XP or will the system automatically adjust anyway? Cheers. Alan
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December 3rd 07, 09:24 PM
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Umm, that's what I said, XP by default is set to a fixed size.
-- ---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 __________________________________________________ _______________________________ "Leonard Grey" wrote in message ... The correct setting for the page file is almost always 'system managed size' and that's where you should have it.
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December 3rd 07, 09:43 PM
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Yes. Semantics, probably. XP by default is set to system managed size.
So, for example, when you add that top-shelf Crucial RAM the operating system will take care of adjusting the size of the page file. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est David B. wrote: Umm, that's what I said, XP by default is set to a fixed size.
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December 3rd 07, 09:47 PM
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No it is not, XP by default is set to a fixed size, determined by the amount
of RAM you have installed during installation. I do 3 to 5 XP installations a week, trust me on this. -- ---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 __________________________________________________ _______________________________ "Leonard Grey" wrote in message ... Yes. Semantics, probably. XP by default is set to system managed size.
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December 3rd 07, 09:52 PM
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Evidentally you didn't do mine. ;-)
Truce? --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est David B. wrote: No it is not, XP by default is set to a fixed size, determined by the amount of RAM you have installed during installation. I do 3 to 5 XP installations a week, trust me on this.
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December 3rd 07, 09:56 PM
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Evidently you don't remember changing the setting after you did yours, it is
not set to system managed by default. -- ---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 __________________________________________________ _______________________________ "Leonard Grey" wrote in message ... Evidentally you didn't do mine. ;-) Truce? --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est David B. wrote: No it is not, XP by default is set to a fixed size, determined by the amount of RAM you have installed during installation. I do 3 to 5 XP installations a week, trust me on this.
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December 3rd 07, 10:15 PM
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Every windows XP computer in our company and at my home is set to system
managed by default. Several of these computers have had memory upgrades and are still at system managed by default. All work just fine. "David B." wrote in message ... : Evidently you don't remember changing the setting after you did yours, it is : not set to system managed by default. : : -- : : ---- : Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm : How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 : __________________________________________________ _______________________________ : : : "Leonard Grey" wrote in message : ... : Evidentally you didn't do mine. ;-) : : Truce? : : --- : Leonard Grey : Errare humanum est : : David B. wrote: : No it is not, XP by default is set to a fixed size, determined by the : amount of RAM you have installed during installation. I do 3 to 5 XP : installations a week, trust me on this. : :
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