Jessica Evans wrote: > John Beardmore wrote: >> >> Out of interest, how much memory does your PC have, and how much swap >> space ? > Hi John, > Memory: 2048 MB > Swap space: 1524 MB > > > > _______________________________________________ > scribus mailing list > scribus at lists.scribus.info > http://lists.scribus.info/mailman/listinfo/scribus > Jessica,
MS recommend swap = ram * 1.5. I would not be surprised if your PC had a 1Gb upgrade at some point? Its useful to set the swap file to 0 in computer properties (advanced), run chkdsk c: /f (to run on reboot). Reboot then select safe node. Run defrag from accessories, system tools. Run it a couple of times. Recreate your swap file to 2 * 1.5Gb. You can select let OS manage the file then take the max figure from that. The minimum is normal 256MB or so. If you have a second drive or partition, you can split the swap file across these. A minimum of 1/3 of the total swap must remain on C:. You could round that to 768MB. I don't use desktop windows much but have found this to improve overall performance. Eg I use Corel Draw in a Windows virtual machine under VMware. Gives it a kick every time. cheers -- Patrick Ernst ARO Australia Pty Ltd Mob: 0404 883 145 Fax: 08 8219 0124 iNet: www.aroaustralia.com
