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Setting the Proper Paging File
10. Log in to the system.
11. When asked for a password press Enter.
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Your system might perform a checkdisk during the boot procedure. If it does,
let it finish as it will not harm the system.
Setting the Proper Paging File
When you install the Windows 2000 operating system from the Avid
Product Recovery CD-ROM, the paging file is correct for 384 MB of
memory. If you add more memory you need to change the paging file.
The paging file should be at least 1.5 x memory size.
To change the paging file size according to the memory size:
1. Log in as System Administrator to your local computer.
2. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then select Control
Panel.
The Control Panel window opens.
3. Double-click the System icon.
4. Click the Advance tab.
5. Click Performance Options.
The Performance Options dialog box appears.
6. Click Change in the Virtual Memory area.
The Virtual Memory dialog box appears.
7. Select the appropriate partition in the Drive list.
8. Change the initial and maximum paging file size under the
selected disk partition.