Page File Size

[Nflight]

Two identical systems; one has a page file of 384 mega bytes, the other has 5.64 giga bytes. 2 gig ram in each. Can anyone give me some insight into how this occurs, and how to rid myself of such hysteria? Having difficulty in running some programs with such a large size page file, any help would be greatly appreciated.! :(

[Nflight]

Here is the solution: http://netsecurity.about.com/od/windowsxp/qt/aa071004.htm
* Click Start
* Click Control Panel
* Click Administrative Tools
* Click Local Security Policy
* Click the "+" next to Local Policies
* Click Security Options
* Double click "Shutdown: Clear Virtual Memory Pagefile"
* Select the "Enabled" radio button
* Click OK

[NeoGen]

Every time I install Windows I always go to the settings and set the page file size to a fixed value of 1 GByte. It's more than enough for the applications I use.