Create a paging file with maximum size of three times amount of installed RAM | Windows XP

Quit all applications.

Choose Start > Control Panel and then double-click System.

Click the Advanced tab, click Settings in the Performance section, and then click the Advanced tab.

In the Virtual Memory section, click Change.

Deselect the Automatically Manage Paging File Size for All Drives option.

From the Drive list, select a hard drive that has at least three times the amount of your computer's installed RAM. For example, if your computer has 64 MB of RAM, select a hard drive that has at least 192 MB of free space. For best performance, choose a hard drive not used for the Illustrator scratch disk.



Note: To determine the amount of space available on a drive, click the drive letter; the amount of space available appears in the Paging File Size for Selected Drive section.

 

In the Initial Size box in the Paging File Size for Selected Drive section, enter a value equal to the amount of your computer's installed RAM plus 300 MB.

In the Maximum Size box, enter a value equal to three times the amount of your computer's installed RAM.

Click Set, and then click OK.

Click OK to the message that tells you you will need to restart.

Click OK in the Performance Options dialog box

Click OK in the System Properties dialog box.

Click Yes in the System Settings Change dialog box to restart Windows.