If you want to make your slow computer faster, then tuning your virtual memory would be a great place to start. You see, your hard drive is that place that your computer stores files like videos, picture etc... Your RAM on the other hand is the place that your computer's programs work in. Its basically like a temporary working area. It's a great system, but when your RAM gets full your computer has two choices: it can either tell you that you cannot open any more programs or it can find a new place to be used as the temporary working place. This is where virtual memory comes into play. Virutal memory is space on your computers hard drive that will be used the same way that your computer uses RAM
The name for this space on your hard drive is called a Paging File and is what you need to "tune" if you want to make your slow computer a bit faster. Your paging file is designed to be two different sizes that it moves in between: the Initial Size and the Maximum Size. Since these two sizes are constantly changing it causes your paging file to work inefficiently. All you have to do is to just make your paging file the same size and it will help you make your slow computer faster. Here' what to do:
For those of you using Windows XP, click on the Start button, right click on My Computer and then select the Properties option. Now click on the Advanced tab at the top and then look under the little section that says Performance. Here is where you are going to click on the Settings option. When the window appears, click on the Advanced tab and under the Virtual Memory section, click on the Change option. Now look under the part where it says "Drive [Volume Label]" and make sure that your C: is selected (it should now be highlighted blue if you have selected it). Look under the Page file size for selected drive and select Custom Size.
Under the area that says "Total page file size for all drives section", remember the amount that says Recommended as that will be important. What ever number is recommended just type it into both boxes that say "Initial Size" and "Maximum Size". Now click Set and then Ok. To finsih, just click Apply on the next window and then OK.
If you are using Windows Vista, click Start, click on Control Panel, on the left hand side make sure Classic View is selected and then double click on the System icon. On the left side of the window, click on the Advanced System Settings. Click on the Advanced tab and then under the section that says Performance, click on Settings. In this window, click on the Advanced tab and under Virtual Memory, click Change. Uncheck the "Automatically manage paging file size for all drivers". Look under where it says "Drive [Volume Label]" and make sure that C: is selected (it should be highlighted blue). Now look under Page file size for selected drive and select Custom Size. Where it says "Total page file size for all drives section" look at the amount that says Recommended. What ever number it says is recommended, type that into both boxes where it says Initial Size and Maximum Size. Click Set, then Ok and then on the next window click on Apply and then OK.
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