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Old 10-31-2005, 12:34 AM   #1
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page file size not adjusting...

i tried to change my page file size, and it wont change. i entered the amount i wanted it to be and then hit set and it still says the amount that windows used automaticaly. i ran low on pagefile size when playing a game, thats why i tried to increase the size, but it wont work! any reason why this is, or sollution on how to fix it??
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Old 10-31-2005, 09:29 AM   #2
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How much physical ram do you have, and what size is it stuck at? What are you trying to set the minimum and maximum to?
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Old 10-31-2005, 09:40 AM   #3
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Have you thought about adding more physical RAM to your system to reduce the swap file usage?

How much free space does your hard drive have?

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i have more free hard drive space right now than i do money!! lol so buying another stick is out of the question. my page file is stuck at 775 or so. its what windows used when it automaticaly configured it for me. im just trying to bump it up to 1024 so that i dont get anymore page file errors. i dont understand why it wont let me change it. i have plenty of room on my hdd.
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