Changing virtual memory settings for Windows XP

Microsoft Windows XP Home and Professional have the ability to use part of the hard drive on your system as extra memory. This is known as virtual memory, and provides Windows XP with additional memory space if it becomes necessary. The virtual memory file that Windows XP creates on the hard drive is known as a swapfile.

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To check or adjust the virtual memory settings in Windows XP , do the following:
1. Right-click My Computer, click Properties, then click Advanced.
2. Click Settings under Performance, click Advanced, then click Change.]

By default, Windows XP manages the virtual memory. If you wish to make any changes, click next to “Custom size”. You may also specify which hard drive partition you want XP to place the swapfile on, as well as the maximum and minimum sizes of the swapfile.