Control Panel ->System and Maintenance -> Performance

 

Administrator: Video Management  Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Virtual Memory

Computers need a lot of memory (RAM). Programs with graphics and animation may need more memory than you physically have in your computer. What happens when you do not have enough? 

 

Windows sets aside a portion of your hard drive to be Virtual Memory. Another name for this Virtual Memory is paging file. By default, Windows Vista provides Virtual Memory to improve the performance of your programs.

 

If your computer was designed to be a server, then the memory would be given to the background services that a server does: file and print sharing.

 

This lesson discussed the options for video problems and performance.

It’s not as intimidating as it looks. I’ve been there…and I’ll be here for you.

 

When it all gets too frustrating, repeat after me: I AM the administrator.

 

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