How to Turn Off Page File for Windows XP 32 Bit
All recent versions of Windows make use of a small amount of hard drive space as temporary storage for running applications. This feature is referred to as virtual memory, or a "page file." The page file grows and shrinks depending on the needs of the computer, and this hard drive activity may actually decrease the performance of a computer with a large amount of RAM. Disable the page file for possible performance benefits if your Windows XP computer has a large amount of RAM.
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Instructions
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Right-click on "My Computer" and select "Properties." If this icon is disabled on your desktop, find it in the "Start" menu.
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Click the "Advanced" tab, then click the "Settings" button under "Performance." This brings up the "Performance Options" window.
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Click the "Advanced" tab, then choose the "Change" button.
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Click the hard drive that the page file is stored on; this is the hard drive with a number displayed in the "Paging File Size" column.
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Click the radio button labeled "No paging file," then choose the "Set" button.
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Click "OK" to close each window, then select "Yes" to restart your computer. The page file is turned off after the computer restarts.
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Tips & Warnings
Some software written for Windows is written to utilize the page file even if the computer has enough RAM for it to be unnecessary. If any of your applications behave in an unusual manner after disabling the page file, you may need to enable it again.
