my pc is 300 mhz i have 48 mb ram and a 3.2 gyg HD about 1 gig free. so ive heard y should manage my virtual memory so it goes faster because i use mi computer for long periods it it tends to go slower at the end of the day can you tell me if i should and if i must how much would be ok in minimum an maximum values thankx

i more think i downloaded rambooster to make my pc faster , does it work ,should i use it?

If you have only 48MB RAM, why not by a little more, it's very cheap lately. I don't think that it will help much managing your swapspace with that little RAM.

yuyo... with your system specs you can run windows ME.... but for to enjoy windows ME -your processor is too slow -you dont have enough memory -you dont have enough hard drive space any effects of tweeking virtual memory will be only marginal Regards Miro

thanks my computer is really old so buying ram thats compatible for it costs about $120 and the maximum for my system is 64 ram so ill better saved to buy a new computer i tried some pny and kingston ram but it didnt work

For systems with smaller amounts of RAM, the rule of thumb is 2.5 times as much swap file as RAM. Limiting the Max and Min to say 150 MB or 120 MB (48 * 2.5 = 120 ) would probably be enough. If you have any trouble you can go back and set it higher or click the "let windows manage..." button to undo the setting. The benefit of managing your own swap file is that the CPU won't have to calculate the size, it will already know it. Also, once you have defraged, windows will know right where to find the swap files. It will set aside the virtual file space as a unit instead of having to search all over the HD for virtual memory files. You won't get the benefit of windows having to use all of your RAM first before going to the swap file because it is probably already doing that. Actually the benefits you will gain will be increased by the fact that they are saving work for a slower CPU and slower HD. By the way, do you defragment on a regular basis? This alone can help your PC's performance. Hope this helps.

thanks dabeast and johanovitch and yes i defragment my HD evey week because i make lots of audio cds making wavs and erasing them moving them etc. and miro thanks but ill better stick because ME computer had win 98 preloaded its compaq and its like 5 years old the only time it works ok with windows 98 is when i have to reinstall it with the cd included a friend has a windows 98 clean install but its not SE do you think i should use it or stick with ME for now it seams to work fine for the first 6 hours then tends to slowdown and have restart but on boot it works fine again.