yeah, especially when the cost of bumping it up is absolutely miniscule compared to the overall cost of the machine. -----Original Message----- From: Chris Berry [mailto:compjma@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 12:35 To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: Problem with a users Outlook 2000 Mailbox >From: "Brian Anderson" <BAnderson@xxxxxxxxxx> >definitely, more ram will make the difference if it takes 25 minutes or 9 >hours to run. The couple times I've had to run it on fairly large pst >files, I had to change the virtual memory settings on the machine to get it >to run quicker. The machines were standard with 128, but I set the virtual >memory to be a static size bigger than the pst file. Worked wonders. > >Then just set it back when you're done Which is just one more reason why we build our workstations with extra ram. I'll still never understand why they always try to sell you a 2 gig processor with only a 128mb of ram, that's like having a 455cu in. engine with a two barrel stock carburetor, just doesn't make any sense. Chris Berry compjma@xxxxxxxxxxx Systems Administrator JM Associates "We are successful when our bosses wonder what it is we do all day." -- Tim Mullen _________________________________________________________________ Never get a busy signal because you are always connected with high-speed Internet access. Click here to comparison-shop providers. https://broadband.msn.com ******************************************************** This Week's Sponsor - RTO Software / TScale What's keeping you from getting more from your terminal servers? Did you know, in most cases, CPU Utilization IS NOT the single biggest constraint to scaling up?! Get this free white paper to understand the real constraints & how to overcome them. SAVE MONEY by scaling-up rather than buying more servers. http://www.rtosoft.com/Enter.asp?ID=147 ********************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm ******************************************************** This Week's Sponsor - RTO Software / TScale What's keeping you from getting more from your terminal servers? Did you know, in most cases, CPU Utilization IS NOT the single biggest constraint to scaling up?! Get this free white paper to understand the real constraints & how to overcome them. SAVE MONEY by scaling-up rather than buying more servers. http://www.rtosoft.com/Enter.asp?ID=147 ********************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm