How to Change Virtual Memory in Windows XP
Right click on My Computer and select Properties., Go to the Advanced tab in the section titled Performance, and select Settings. , In the new window, select the Advanced tab., Make sure you have the custom size option selected and input the amount...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Right click on My Computer and select Properties.
Down at the bottom there will be a section titled Virtual Memory.
Select Change.
There will be two spaces where you can change the amount of virtual memory you want to use.
It is listed in megabytes (MB) so you want to take how many gigabytes (GB) that you are interested in using and multiply that number by
1024.
This will give you the amount in MB. , After that, just click ok and apply and there you go.
You just changed your virtual memory and helped give your PC an option to rely on should you run out of RAM. -
Step 2: Go to the Advanced tab in the section titled Performance
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Step 3: and select Settings.
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Step 4: In the new window
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Step 5: select the Advanced tab.
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Step 6: Make sure you have the custom size option selected and input the amount of MB you want to dedicate to virtual memory.
Detailed Guide
Down at the bottom there will be a section titled Virtual Memory.
Select Change.
There will be two spaces where you can change the amount of virtual memory you want to use.
It is listed in megabytes (MB) so you want to take how many gigabytes (GB) that you are interested in using and multiply that number by
1024.
This will give you the amount in MB. , After that, just click ok and apply and there you go.
You just changed your virtual memory and helped give your PC an option to rely on should you run out of RAM.
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