[reboot]

An oldie, but a goodie, however...
In todays systems with 128 meg or more, the 2 1/2 x RAM rule is ludicrous.
NOBODY needs a swap file that's over 300 megabytes!
So...this "rule of thumb" gets slightly rewritten.

If you've got less than 64 meg, then 2 1/2 x RAM is a fairly good idea. If you've got 64 meg or more, then set your swap to 128 meg max and min, and THAT'S PLENTY!
Empty about 15 of those icons out of the taskbar (You know, the crap that Compaq, Dell, et al put in there by default), and windows will rarely ever even USE the swap file.