You should be able to adjust this in the control panel/system/. Click the performance tab and then the Virtual memory button. Set it to specify your own settings, then enter a suitable size (say 100mb) in both minimum and maximum. You will need to restart afterwards. NOTE: This should be done with care, as it can mess things up if done improperly. stephen R Moore wrote: > > Question > > using Norton l used swap optimization to opimize my > HDD and it took 100mb-how can l get that back? by > just deleting the file win 386 where the space is held? > it does annoy me that all that space is took up > > thanks > stephen > Belper > Derbyshire > England > > From: pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: 13 February 2002 20:56:58 > To: pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [pchelpers] Re: Welcome newbies > > Do you have a lot of programms running in the background? > eg virus checker ect > > From: pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: 13 February 2002 20:44:26 > To: pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [pchelpers] Re: Welcome newbies > > Why thank you everyone. > > I came on hoping to cure my computer woes. my computer doesn't want to > defragment, it goes to 3% and started over, I have left it on at night > to > defragment, and it is still only 3%. > Internet explorer takes 5 minutes to load, and then you put in another > address, another 5 minutes. AHHHHHH > I am running at 58% free. > > I have a pentium 1, (Intel) with 160 megs of ram, my 4 gig HD is 75% > full. > any ideas. > I want to just format 'C' and start over. > > Timotheus > > -----Original Message----- > From: pchelpers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:pchelpers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Durham > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 12:30 AM > To: PC-Helpers > Subject: [pchelpers] Welcome newbies > > We just a surge of new members on the list (more than we've had for > years). I'm not sure why, but suddenly we've got lots of new friends. > > Here are some of the partial id's. You all know who you are! Big > welcome > all. I hope you all got your preview copy of my book after joining (it > helps to know if everything all works). > > If you don't know me, I'm the guy that keeps everyone well behaved on > this list. Still, in our case I get very little work of that kind. > It's > great to have you here. > > I'm curious about one thing. Can you tell me about yourself a little > bit, and please give me some idea what gave you the sudden impulse to > do > it? I'm dying to know. > > paulnajman > danfosborn > rraromi > stephen > rweyer > PeterLangford > tschultz > onefocus99 > > -- > Regards, John Durham <mailto:modec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ICQ number 112663246 > Fax/Phone 64 4 5286786 > Award winning web site at http://modecideas.com?sig > Order my latest e-book at http://modecideas.com/dmaxhits.htm?sig > PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://pchelpers.5er.com?sig > Classified ad site > http://www.spunge.org/~johndurh/cgi-bin/classifieds.cgi?sig > Get your free site rotator http://www.ebizrotator.com/goto/JD706.htm > Prosper Mail http://www.prospermail.com/id/17841/free.cfm > Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied. > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.323 / Virus Database: 180 - Release Date: 2/8/2002 > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.323 / Virus Database: 180 - Release Date: 2/8/2002 -- Regards, John Durham <mailto:modec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > ICQ number 112663246 Fax/Phone 64 4 5286786 Award winning web site at http://modecideas.com?sig Order my latest e-book at http://modecideas.com/dmaxhits.htm?sig PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://pchelpers.5er.com?sig Classified ad site http://www.spunge.org/~johndurh/cgi-bin/classifieds.cgi?sig Get your free site rotator http://www.ebizrotator.com/goto/JD706.htm Prosper Mail http://www.prospermail.com/id/17841/free.cfm Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.