I have let windows handle virtual memory since I bought this computer
about 4 yrs. ago. I wanted to manage my virtual memory for troubleshooting
purposes. My PC every now and then hangs, either after a virus scan or
watching a video embedded in a web page(video.msn.com). The win386.swp that
is in the windows directory would jump from zero to about 50MB's after a
virus scan (avg). The Pc would then hang if I were to visit a website, open
windows explorer, etc . Device manager states that all devices are enabled
and working and I am pretty much up to date on drivers. No changes to the
system were made since the hangs started about three weeks ago. My system is
clean from malware and viruses( cwshredder, adaware, spybot, avg hijackthis,
etc). I know that hang and freeze issues are sometimes very hard to
determine the cause, so I'm trying the virtual memory angle. Thanks,
"Mike M" wrote in message
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It is infinitely preferable to let Win Me handle your virtual memory
however the negative disk space you are seeing is the result of a small
cosmetic bug in Win Me and happens when there is more than 32GB of free
space on the drive.
For more details see MS KB272620 - "Negative Hard Disk Free Size Reported
on Virtual Memory Tab in System Properties"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=272620). If you decide you want this
hotfix when you contact Microsoft give them details of the problem you are
having, your operating system and the hotfix you require. Provided you
ask no other technical questions there should be no charge other than the
cost of your phone call. If you have any problems ask to speak to a
supervisor and also please e-mail me details.
--
Mike Maltby
MS-MVP Windows [2001-2006]
Johnny J. wrote:
Why is it when I try to manage my virtual memory settings it does
not take? When trying to add in either min or max amounts, the
numbers always go to zero after reboot. Also I've noticed that the
hard disk amount is set at c:\-28098MB free.
After trying to set min and max values, and after a reboot the
Win386.swp moves from the windows directory to the c:\. From what I
read this is normal, but why does min\max always revert to zero?