I just checked again, and it is 584. I still don't know what that means, nor what what it should be. Sure would appreciate the specifics, 'cause everything is real slow when I'm using Adove Photo Elements, which is almost every day! BTW, on Firefox Revisited, I'm walking on eggshells, so to speak, using my computer; trying hard not to use peripheral stuff, until I can gather enough money for a new hard drive, and someone to install it. I hold my breath every time I log on! Betty Sir Troth wrote: >486 doesn't sound right. Check the RAM again, and multiply it by 1.5 and >that'll give you a starting number you can use. Adjust from there if you think >you need more. I think by default WinXP already sets it to 1.5x your true RAM. >---Troth > >----- Original Message ----- >From: betty >Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 3:25 PM >To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Virtual Memory > >Hi, everyone: >I've been following this thread, because I too, have a virtual memory >problem >I work a lot in Adobe Photo Elements, and that's when I always have the >trouble. > >I followed your directions, and being another math deprived person, I >have no >idea how much memory I have after seeing my figure at...I think it was >486. At >any rate, I changed it to 686. Did I do right? wrong? perfect? Or did I just >reaffirm my dummyness? > >Betty > >milady wrote: > > > >>Guess I have enough then.. I have double 512 so what I have must be it.. >> *~*<*>Mary Lou<*>*~* >> /\ - /\ >> >> *^* << >> kg6ocz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> www.theanimalrescuesite.com >> >> >> >> >> > > >-- ><Please delete this line and everything below.> > >To unsub or change your email settings: >//www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > >To access our Archives: >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ >//www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > >-- ><Please delete this line and everything below.> > >To unsub or change your email settings: >//www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > >To access our Archives: >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ >//www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > > > > -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/