The bigger you make the swap file (by assigning a high value to min and max), the less space you have on the harddrive for other files. I thinks it's just a question of wasting space if the swap file is too big.
I've been purusing the ME forum and general opinion is ME needs LOTS of resources to multitask. I have two machines running ME. They're practically identical- 128meg, 15gig HD, 400 MHz. One machine handles internet connection sharing (ICS) for the rest of the house. It does e-mail, web...
Fair enough...But I have two outdated machines with 128meg of ram running Windows ME :) Just for reference I have the swap file set to 350meg.. Indeed, if someone had 512 meg of memory, let's see 2.5 x 512 is 1280... hmmm, yes I see your point. It probably is time for a new rule of thumb on...
Is there a sound assigned for 'Exit Windows'? If not, assign one. I've read that WME is suppose to wait for all running programs to stop and report in. Unfortunately, sometimes it stops listening too soon and won't shut off the computer because a program is "still running". By making...
I usually get the "Unable to browse the network" on my ME machine when I don't login, you know, just hit Cancel on the login screen. When I login with a user name and password, no problem.
Before you look for new drivers, power supplies or whole new computer, look in Sounds and see if you have a sound for 'Exit Windows'. If not, assign a sound. I've read that upon shutdown, all programs have to stop and tell Windows that they have stopped. Unfortunately, if Windows is too quick...
From the Control Panel, open System, then Perfomance and write down how much Ram you have. Then click on Virtual Memory. On that screen you'll see a couple of statements: Let Windows manage the memory and Let me manage the memory (loosely translated:) Windows is probably managing the virtual...
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