Lab 4-8 Memory Management in Windows XP

ACTIVITY

Configuring the Windows XP swap file

1. Right-click the My Computer icon, and then click Properties.
2. Click the Advanced tab.
3. Click the Performance Options button.
4. Click the Change button.
5. Click in the Initial Size box and set the value to 150.
6. Click in the Maximum size box and set the value to 250.
7. Click the Set button.
8. Click the OK button on the virtual memory property sheet.
9. Click the OK button in the alert window.
10. Click the OK button in Performance Options.
11. Click the OK button in the System Properties window.
12. Click Yes when prompted to restart your lab workstation.

Review Questions

Circle True or False.

1. Pagefile.sys is the name of the Windows XP swap file. True / False

2. For optimum performance you should always configure a swap file on every partition. True / False

3. The largest swap file Windows XP Professional supports is 125MB. True / False

4. The Maximum registry size of Windows XP Professional is 5.4 MB. True / False

5. You have just finished installing Windows 2003 Server for Ronda. Her computer has 3 physical hard drives and 6 logical drives. Windows XP is installed on Ronda’s first physical drive (C:\). For Ronda’s computer to be configured for optimum performance, how many swap files would you configure on her server and why?

6. Linda is attempting to install a new application on her Windows XP Professional computer, but it isn’t working. When Linda attempts the installation, her computer says something about “registry quota too low.” Write instructions, in the form of an e-mail to Linda, describing how she can change her registry quota.