There's two ways to allocate memory - one is in the preferences and can be done with Parallels running. The Configuration editor must be done with the virtual machine stopped.
Should I also change the memory allocation in the preferences and if so, Do I want to "Enable Virtual Memory Preallocation"? or should I leave the check box for this option unchecked? Thanks. Tuesday, July 24, 200712:08 PMLee Larsonllarson at louisville.edu >On Jul 24, at 9:35 AM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer asked: > >> How do you adjust memory for a program?- I thought it was done >> automatically in OS X. > >Since Parallels is creating another virtual machine in software, you >can tell it how much RAM the virtual machine seems to have. This is >done in Parallel's Configuration Editor. For running XP SP2, I find >800-900 MB to work acceptably. The more RAM you give the virtual >image, the better it will run. The problem is that Mac OS X then has >less to work with and it runs worse. > >The moral to the story is that you can never have too much RAM. > > > >_______________________________________________ >The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >be July 24 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
