I have a comp that used to have 348 SDRAM and it ran fine no slow downs or anything, and so I figured that more the better and upgraded to 512 SDRAM. Now some programs seem to take a bit longer when loading and after getting multiple system stat progs that show how much RAM is free, and each one showing that I am somehow using up all 512 meg i find hard to believe. I have my Virtual Memory set to let Windows handle it, but I am wondering, should I go ahead and do manual and set it at the highest? (disk space isn't an problem) O, and the 512 is compatible with the system because it shows that it is making a dif between the old 348 meg and the 512 meg when I host rooms on Operation Flashpoint (for those who don't know, major lagger game) and I could host a few extra people without losing performance after I added the extra RAM.

Hi jackflash You mention 348mb -that makes no sence memory comes in multiples of 64. If you have more than 512 ram installed check out this article http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;253912

348 does mmake sense. it does not always have to come in multiples of 64. My configuration WAS 128+128+256 which = ...348! If someone has more than two RAM slots, than they can have something that i not a multiple of 64. Also, I don't have more than 512, so ur article there really doesn't help me. Back to the main question: Should I or shouldn't I raise the Virtual Memory?

I think you mean 384 not 348? Ie: 128+256 I doubt if it is a VM issue with that amount of memory. If you run SYSMON and monitor Swapfile in use, it should be zero or close to it. I have seen issues on posts from people with Me and large memory, that is seemingly related to the file cache. Although I have seen no technical reason as to why it should be happening. Try Start > Run > System.ini Scroll to the [vcache] section and add the line MaxFileCache=384000 Save, exit and reboot This will limit the file cache to 384MBs, which should be more than enough, unless you are running large databases or editing large multimedia files. Post back on the results.

"My configuration WAS 128+128+256 which = ...348!" Or,did he mean 512...128+128+256=512,not 348 or 384. :)

OK, let's not get too hung up on the Math, but try going to point 6 of the homepage link on this response which should sort the problem for you.