Yes, in Windows the "pagefile" is NT/XP/2000 etc. In the older, stand alone versions such as 95/98/ME it is the "swap file"Quote:
is my pagefile the same as the swop file?
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Yes, in Windows the "pagefile" is NT/XP/2000 etc. In the older, stand alone versions such as 95/98/ME it is the "swap file"Quote:
is my pagefile the same as the swop file?
:)
I do a fair bit in Photoshop but I'm not working on big commercial posters or anything.
Don't know if I can overclock much with the board I've got. It was el cheepo at the time.
Everything runs cool enough to do a bit but I've never bothered.
Hi Aspman
Just turn off everything you don't really need and do it a bit at a time?
If youthen I would buy the memory.Quote:
do a fair bit in photoshop
Hey, not much ships with less than 1024Mb of RAM these days?
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I think you will notice a difference if you buy the memory. Since you seem like you don't photoshop for a living or anything, upgrading your memory will most likely be the biggest bang for your buck. Now I have not considered other things like HDD speed. What is your HDD? ata 100? 133? Things like that make a noticeable difference as well...
HD is ATA-133 7200rpm.
There isn't much else worth doing to it. By the time Vista drops it'll be the right moment to rebuild the machine but otherwise it runs quite well for what I use it for.
I was lucky when I bought the parts, I ordered an XP 2500+ but they sent me a 3000+ in error. COst me an extra £25 for a bigger cooler but still..
I should probably reformat it. I've not done that for about 18 months. I use to do my 98 box every 6 months at least but XP has been stable enough not to bother.
After reading the idea about checking your page file, I figured it would be a good idea to check mine. The only problem, I can't remember where the Page File is. Can someone help me here? I have XP Pro.
ctrl+alt+del
task manager
Performance tab
Bottom window pf = page file
Thanks man. I was actually look at that all the time, but never looked at the name of it. For some reason I thought there was a utility I could use to specify the size of the page file. Maybe I'm thinking of History.Quote:
Originally posted here by Aspman
ctrl+alt+del
task manager
Performance tab
Bottom window pf = page file
Hi warriorfan808
Go into control panel, then system then advanced then there should be something like "performance options"....................you should be able to manage the page file from there.
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Yes, click on the advanced tab in system properties, then click settings under performance, then click on the advanced tab, and under "virtual memory" you will see what your page file is set at and you will be given an option to change it...