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From: Ken Blake, MVP on 1 Mar 2010 16:48 On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 13:16:01 -0800, tmb867 <tmb867(a)discussions.microsoft.com> 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" <tmb867(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:D98FD07D-9023-460A-8680-7FAED98D1BA8(a)microsoft.com... > > :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. > > > > > > . > > -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup
From: Shenan Stanley on 1 Mar 2010 16:49 tmb867 wrote: > i guess my question is can I add more? Or how do I figure out if I > CAN add more? Know about your hardware and visit http://www.crucial.com/ and use their tool to figure out the maximum and type. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
From: Ian D on 1 Mar 2010 16:55 "Jim" <j.n(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:uryxzCYuKHA.3896(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > "tmb867" <tmb867(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:D98FD07D-9023-460A-8680-7FAED98D1BA8(a)microsoft.com... >>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. > The real question is how you got the system to get this far with so > little memory. > Jim > > It probably ran okay back when it was new with Win98. For a 733MHz P3 that would have been in 2000. Maybe XP was recently installed with the reformat.
From: tmb867 on 1 Mar 2010 20:41 I changed it to No Paging File, is that ok. "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: > On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 13:16:01 -0800, tmb867 > <tmb867(a)discussions.microsoft.com> 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" <tmb867(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > > news:D98FD07D-9023-460A-8680-7FAED98D1BA8(a)microsoft.com... > > > :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. > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > -- > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 > Please Reply to the Newsgroup > . >
From: Jim on 1 Mar 2010 21:47 Well, I would not run without a paging file even if the system would let me. Jim "tmb867" <tmb867(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D004EA10-390A-418D-8DF7-A3DE5748460C(a)microsoft.com... >I changed it to No Paging File, is that ok. > > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: > >> On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 13:16:01 -0800, tmb867 >> <tmb867(a)discussions.microsoft.com> 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" <tmb867(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> > > news:D98FD07D-9023-460A-8680-7FAED98D1BA8(a)microsoft.com... >> > > :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. >> > > >> > > >> > > . >> > > >> >> -- >> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 >> Please Reply to the Newsgroup >> . >>
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