Any recommended WinXP VM swap file size?

[ckboon]

Hi,

In general, what is the recommended Windows XP swap file size in a VM? I am thinking swap file size of 1024MB.

[nick_couchman]

Why not just let Windows manage it? I think Windows usually starts the pagefile at the amount of memory you have plus 50% or something like that. Should be fine - if you start running into errors with Windows telling you it has to increase the size of the pagefile, then you can worry about it.

[TomHowarth]

Agreed,

Let windows manage the page file. it does a reasonably good job of it anyway.

[Brucealeg]

Agreed - this is one of those instances where you shouldn't let virtualization get in the way of your normal use of an OS.

[nick_couchman]

Well said...