You can manually adjust the size of your paging file in XP. The paging file is a portion of your hard drive that they use as 'virtual memory', so instead of storing stuff on it it uses it to help the computer run fast.

Sounds like its adjusting it itself, but I always change it to a big size on my computer as ill likely not use my whole hard drive but a bit more virtual memory never goes astray.

To do this:
Open Control Panel thru the Start Menu
Open the 'System' file.
Go to the 'Advanced' tab
Next to Performance click 'Settings'
In the next window click the 'Advanced' tab
Down the bottom where it says Virtual Memory click 'Change'
Click on Custom Size and change the numbers to Minimum:2000 and Maximum:3000
Then click 'Set' then 'Ok'

See if that helps

So what effect does this actually have on your PC BJ? Because if it will make my PC quicker ill definatly do it.

When i get this i just restart my computer as it seems to happen once my PC has been on for a while.

Im not actually sure lol but I think it will help your computer run faster when its got a lot going on, so when its normal memory is used up it can use the extra you created to help out.

Ive always done it to my computers and havent noticed anything bad because of it so cant hurt.

Ok i have a question.

As i have a laptop i sometimes download movies onto it. But id rather watch my movies on my LCD tv.

What cable do i need to get to use from my laptop to my tv? And how much in price would i have to pay?

My old flatmate was a whizz at this stuff and set it up for me once, we had a S-Video cable from the back of laptop to the tv for the video signal And RCA leads coming out of headphone jack in front to tv for sound.

Dont know how much it will cost you but probably not much, $20 or so.

Thanks Jono

My computer won't let me switch Automatic Updates on. It keeps coming up in the bottom right corner, so I go to System and I see Automatic is already clicked. Ever since this I can't get on no search engines at all so can anyone provide advice? Or maybe the problems arent linked

Leave updates off, its just microsoft checking you arent running pirated software

How do I get rid of that red thing in the bottom corner? It keeps popping back up every 2 minutes??

Any help with Google not working on Mozilla??

whenever i set the computer clock in the bottom right corner, it keeps changing itself back an hour. i've set the correct time zone and everything, click apply then ok. but after a few hours it will keep setting itself back to thr wrong time. anyone know why?

You would need to go into the settings, and make sure that Internet Time is set to the correct time zone, aswell as having "Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving changes" checked.

If this is fine, then the other possibility is the bios clock being wrong.

erm... where is settings?

Depends on what connectors you have on your TV.

Is it Vista?
If so single click on the clock
Select Change Date and Time settings
Click Internet Time Tab
Change Settings
Make sure syncronise option is switched on

That should sort it

vista? sorry Dogg, you have to speak to me like a 2 year old when it comes to computers

when i double click on the time and date in the bottom corner, it even says current time zone is set to GMT standard time.

why don't you just set it to GMT+1.

can you understand that Tom

duh?

lol yea i can understand that, might try that then.

K another one.

I just got a new flat screen monitor. Nothing wrong with that, looks very good and works fine, but it has built-in speakers. The sound quality isnt the best, it sounds very tinny and not very clear. Can i plug in my old speakers into the CPU and still have sound from the monitor, or does it have to be one of the other?

edit: i just plugged me old ones back in and it sounds better.

i have never known any monitor that has had speakers good enough to be used for a pc , unless it is used just for the office or work place .

Is there a volume control for the monitor , just turn the sound down .