about Swap file of windows.

[cyberdyne]

Hello all !

Was Just wandering about swap file of windows ! My computer is giving me low disk space warning when i am using internet. I have 3 GB partiotion on C drive. and Free disk is around 950 MB. But then suddenly after 15 20 minutes it shows 4 mb and within seconds it comes to in 100 kb and 16kb all that. What I am surfing is on TEK-TP site , google site etc.

The I have to shut down machine and restart and I get back 900 mB.

The swap file settings are managed by windows. I have NOT specified any fixed size.

Ok. My swap file size is 98304 KB. currently when i am writing this.

What could be wrong ?

Also i would like to know that does windows accuire that much space (98304 kb) for swap file when booted ? or it uses te space as much as required ?

Pls reply
asap.

Thanks

Apoorva

 

[ben64]

How much RAM do you have in your system?

Anyway, without knowing that, (I'm not even sure your problem is swapfile related) I say you should limit the swapfile size.

Do that by:

Start menu -> control panel -> system -> Performance -> Virtual Memory -> Click "Let me specify my own virtual memory settings"
and then put minimum AND maximum to 256.

Let me know if that has helped any.

 

[gargouille]

Turn down the cache space allotted in Internet Explorer...Tools/InternetOptions/TemporaryInternetFiles/Settings...set it 80 to 90 Mb and try it.
While you're in there, go to the Advanced tab and enable emptying TIF folder when browser is closed.

 

[cyberdyne]

Thanks,

ok I will try this suggestion given by both of u.

ram in my system is 128 mb.

regards

Apoorva

 

[gargouille]

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for spybot
Either is free...there are others.
We all need one of them.