Memory can be a tricky term in the computer world. There is random access memory (RAM), and hard drive space is often described as memory. To make things a little more confusing, the process of using ...

Different Windows editions have had different upper maximum RAM limits. 64-bit Windows support different amounts of memory as an SKU differentiating feature, with the low end being 512MB for Windows ...

Virtual memory ensures that programs run smoothly. All programs on a PC use random access memory (RAM), but when there isn't enough memory to run a program, Windows temporarily moves information ...

I think the rule of thumb is to set it 2x the amount of physical RAM. But since you already have 1 gig of physical RAM, so I doubt the page file makes much difference. Whatever you set it at, make the ...

A: Virtual memory is used by Windows to simulate working memory and act as a staging area for the physical memory (commonly referred to as RAM - Random Access Memory). Whenever you load more programs ...