Paging file fix windows xp

[mypolina1]

Hello,
I am wondering what the setting are for the paging file in virtual memory when you upgrade from 768 mb of ram to 4 gb of ram. I am running windows xp pro. My harddrive is only 40 gb for now . I have only 20 gb of free space left. I will upgrade harddrive eventually. I know the general rule by reading that it is 1.5 times the ram and 3 times that number. But you can only set the paging in mb. I am some what computer savy but am not sure what the optimal setting should be.
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[treefrog07]

I set my paging file to "System Managed Size." Others recommend sizes ranging from the same size as you RAM (4GB after you add the RAM) to 1.5x the RAM size. You could try each setting to see how it affects your system's performance.

 

[mypolina1]

The most that i am able to manually input into the file is 4096. So how would multiplying by 1.5 work. It should be about 6000 but i cannot input this into the min or max. Is there another setting i am missing. and then the the maximum would be oh about 9000. This is at least what i would figure it out to be to put in the min and max box. I have tried the computer managed and it seems to be about the same as putting the both values at 4096 or both values at another recommended rate of 2056. I just don't see how i could input the 1.5 and x3 method if the computer will not allow the values.
Thanks for the input

 

[mrfatbox]

ok first in answer to your question give this a read http://blogs.technet.com/b/perfguru/archive/2008/09/24/guidance-on-page-file-size-x64-and-x32-machines-windows-2003-servers.aspx

would say if you need a system running 4gb of ram then would think it is time to upgrade your OS along with your HD 32 bit systems are limited to 4gb ram and you will find that your system is not using the 4gb very well probaly only about 3.5gb