Virtual Memory

Did you know that there is an alternative way of increasing the memory of your computer even if you don’t buy a memory stick?  This is cost saving because you won't spend a single penny. Before you do this make sure that you have plenty of space on your hard drive because it will eat up a portion of its free space. 

This is how to do it:

Windows Vista and 7:
1. Click Windows Logo
2. Click Settings
3. Control Panel
4. Click System and Maintenance
5. Click System
5. Click Advanced System Setting
6. Click Advanced tab
7. Click Advance tab
8. Under Virtual Memory click Change button
9. Uncheck “Autonatically manage paging file size for all drives”
10. Click Custom Size
11. On Initial Size (MB) input an initial size higher than the “Recommended” size which you will see under “Total paging file size for all drives”
12. On Maximum Size (MB) input an initial size higher than the “Currently Allocated” size which you will see under “Total paging file size for all drives” 
13. Click Set button
14. Click OK button


Windows XP:
1. Click Start
2. Click Settings
3. Control Panel
4. Click System
5. Click Advanced Tab
6. Under Performance click Settings button
7. Click Advance Tab
8. Under Virtual Memory click Change button
9. Click Custom Size
10. On Initial Size (MB) input an initial size higher than the “Recommended” size which you will see under “Total paging file size for all drives”
11. On Maximum Size (MB) input an maximum size higher than the “Currently Allocated” size which you will see under “Total paging file size for all drives” 
12. Click Set button
13. Click OK button