How to increase the swap file on your computer.

We begin with the resizing of virtual memory in Windows XP.
1. Open the Windows « Start » .
2 . Right-click on "My Computer" and select "Properties ."
3 . Click the "Advanced" tab .
4 . Under " Performance" click " Settings ."
5 . In the " Performance Options " , select "Advanced" tab .
6. In section " Virtual Memory " click "Change".
7. On the " Virtual Memory " in the section " Paging file size for selected drive " in case of a disk ( partition) on which the operating system must be set to " Custom size ." Although the selection of the size of the virtual memory is no single solution , we recommend you follow the initial minimum size ( original ) 1536 MB or 3072 MB and a maximum of 4096 MB.
8. Next , click "Set" , then "OK" and then restart the computer.
Change the size of virtual memory in Windows Vista.
1. Open the Windows « Start » .
2 . Press the button on the control panel. Left, select Classic View .
3 . Click the System icon .
4 . The left, click Advanced system settings .
5 . In the "System Properties" , select "Advanced" tab .
6. In the section " Performance" click " Settings ."
7. In the " Performance Options " , select the "Advanced" tab and in the section " Virtual Memory " click "Change" button .
8. Choose the option " Specify the size ." As mentioned above , the best option would be the size of the virtual memory in 2 - 3 times the size of RAM , unless of course you do not already installed 4 GB of RAM . In this case, you can set the size of the virtual memory similar operational .
9. Once you've made all your changes, click "Set" and "OK" button , a new window with a warning , click "OK"
10 . For the changes to take effect, you must restart the computer .
Change the size of virtual memory in Windows7.
1. Click "Start" button , select "Computer" , click on it right click , select "Properties" .
2 . In the left pane , select " Advanced System Settings ".
3 . In the "System Properties" , select "Advanced" tab .
4 . In the section " Performance" click " Settings ."
5 . In the window " Performance Options " , select the "Advanced" tab .
6. In section " Virtual Memory " click "Change".
7. Choose " Specify the size ."
8. Set the size , take the changes and restart the computer.
At the end of the article , I want to give you a few tips:
- Do not turn off virtual memory , otherwise the speed of the system will be significantly reduced , especially in the case of intensive programs .
- Virtual memory is significantly slower RAM , so if your system is not fast enough and " hangs ", working with demanding applications , you should consider buying an additional module of RAM ( random access memory) . In this case , an increase in virtual memory can not fully solve the problem.
- Virtual memory is the system partition , the same place where the operating system and not to face the excessive fragmentation of the partition or disk , it is recommended to set a fixed size of the paging file , and not an option in which the size of the virtual memory system may change dynamically , depending on the needs OS.