Virtual MEmory Question

[Exiler]

I dont understand this, what is Virtual memory, IF Paging File is the REAL Virtual memory, I always though the Virtual memory set is the one where you set how much HDD space windows can use in addition of the RAM.


I set my Virtual Memory as 350MB min/max.

I have 448 MB RAM.

So where the heck did the 2044 MB "Virtual Memory" come from?


You can better understand this, once you see the picture.

[Jon]

That's kind've misleading. By default Windows 98 gives each individual program 2GB of virtual memory space in which to run. No program I know of (at least that we can get ahold of and use for a benefit) will use this much memory. This virtual memory space is comprised of your actual physical memory and pagefile space.

Since you have made a smaller pagefile than the one Windows recommends for your system, it is reporting only what Windows is telling you your VMM is capable of supporting.