Paging File Size Appears to Be Set Incorrectly in Microsoft Windows 2000

ID: Q244684

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

SYMPTOMS

When you view the initial size of the paging file on a computer running Microsoft Windows 2000, the size appears to be incorrect. For example, if the computer has 64 megabytes (MB) of physical random access memory (RAM), Windows 2000 shows a paging file size of 96 MB, rather than the expected 76 MB.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because Windows 2000 sets the initial paging file size to one and a half times the amount of physical RAM in the computer, rather than to the amount of physical RAM plus 12 MB as Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 does.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: virtual memory

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb