Microsoft Virtual XP performance

The Virtual XP environment is extremely slow. I noticed that it's set to
only give out 512MB of RAM. How do I change the settings in Virtual XP
to give it more memory, and reduce its laggyiness?

Yousuf Khan

"Yousuf Khan" <> wrote in message
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> The Virtual XP environment is extremely slow. I noticed that it's set to
> only give out 512MB of RAM. How do I change the settings in Virtual XP to
> give it more memory, and reduce its laggyiness?
>
> Yousuf Khan


Stop the Virtual Machine, choose Settings from VM "manager" menu, select
memory item, move slider, restart VM ... duh!!!!

"Yousuf Khan" <> wrote in message
news:4ee39e28$...
> The Virtual XP environment is extremely slow. I noticed that it's set to
> only give out 512MB of RAM. How do I change the settings in Virtual XP to
> give it more memory, and reduce its laggyiness?
>
> Yousuf Khan

In XP mode, click Tools>Settings>Memory

On 12/10/2011 10:41 AM, KCB wrote:
>
> "Yousuf Khan" <> wrote in message
> news:4ee39e28$...
>> The Virtual XP environment is extremely slow. I noticed that it's set
>> to only give out 512MB of RAM. How do I change the settings in Virtual
>> XP to give it more memory, and reduce its laggyiness?
>>
>> Yousuf Khan
>
> In XP mode, click Tools>Settings>Memory

Great, except Memory is not adjustable in a running XP Mode.

On 12/10/2011 10:25 AM, pjp wrote:
> "Yousuf Khan" <> wrote in message
> news:4ee39e28$...
>> The Virtual XP environment is extremely slow. I noticed that it's set
>> to only give out 512MB of RAM. How do I change the settings in Virtual
>> XP to give it more memory, and reduce its laggyiness?
>>
>> Yousuf Khan
>
>
> Stop the Virtual Machine, choose Settings from VM "manager" menu, select
> memory item, move slider, restart VM ... duh!!!!

Where do you find that VM "manager" menu when the VM is stopped? I could
not find it.

On 12/10/2011 2:20 PM, cameo wrote:
> On 12/10/2011 10:25 AM, pjp wrote:
>> "Yousuf Khan" <> wrote in message
>> news:4ee39e28$...
>>> The Virtual XP environment is extremely slow. I noticed that it's set
>>> to only give out 512MB of RAM. How do I change the settings in Virtual
>>> XP to give it more memory, and reduce its laggyiness?
>>>
>>> Yousuf Khan
>>
>>
>> Stop the Virtual Machine, choose Settings from VM "manager" menu, select
>> memory item, move slider, restart VM ... duh!!!!
>
> Where do you find that VM "manager" menu when the VM is stopped? I could
> not find it.

Go to Start Menu, All Programs, Windows Virtual PC, Open Windows Virtual
PC, Right Click on XP Mode, Click on Settings.


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On 10/12/2011 4:37 PM, Bob Hatch wrote:
> On 12/10/2011 2:20 PM, cameo wrote:
>> On 12/10/2011 10:25 AM, pjp wrote:
>>> Stop the Virtual Machine, choose Settings from VM "manager" menu, select
>>> memory item, move slider, restart VM ... duh!!!!
>>
>> Where do you find that VM "manager" menu when the VM is stopped? I could
>> not find it.
>
> Go to Start Menu, All Programs, Windows Virtual PC, Open Windows Virtual
> PC, Right Click on XP Mode, Click on Settings.

Thanks, much better answer than "duh". We wouldn't be asking these
questions if we knew where to look.

Yousuf Khan

"Yousuf Khan" <> wrote in message
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> On 10/12/2011 4:37 PM, Bob Hatch wrote:
>> On 12/10/2011 2:20 PM, cameo wrote:
>>> On 12/10/2011 10:25 AM, pjp wrote:
>>>> Stop the Virtual Machine, choose Settings from VM "manager" menu,
>>>> select
>>>> memory item, move slider, restart VM ... duh!!!!
>>>
>>> Where do you find that VM "manager" menu when the VM is stopped? I could
>>> not find it.
>>
>> Go to Start Menu, All Programs, Windows Virtual PC, Open Windows Virtual
>> PC, Right Click on XP Mode, Click on Settings.
>
> Thanks, much better answer than "duh". We wouldn't be asking these
> questions if we knew where to look.
>
> Yousuf Khan

See the "more about managing memory" link, toward the bottom of the memory
settings tab? It brings up the help context which explains it. I wasn't
trying to be cryptic; only to point the way to find out. Sorry, I should
have been more specific.

On 10/12/2011 6:50 PM, KCB wrote:
>
> "Yousuf Khan" <> wrote in message
> news:4ee3e856$...
>> On 10/12/2011 4:37 PM, Bob Hatch wrote:
>>> On 12/10/2011 2:20 PM, cameo wrote:
>>>> On 12/10/2011 10:25 AM, pjp wrote:
>>>>> Stop the Virtual Machine, choose Settings from VM "manager" menu,
>>>>> select
>>>>> memory item, move slider, restart VM ... duh!!!!
>>>>
>>>> Where do you find that VM "manager" menu when the VM is stopped? I
>>>> could
>>>> not find it.
>>>
>>> Go to Start Menu, All Programs, Windows Virtual PC, Open Windows Virtual
>>> PC, Right Click on XP Mode, Click on Settings.
>>
>> Thanks, much better answer than "duh". We wouldn't be asking these
>> questions if we knew where to look.
>>
>> Yousuf Khan
>
> See the "more about managing memory" link, toward the bottom of the
> memory settings tab? It brings up the help context which explains it. I
> wasn't trying to be cryptic; only to point the way to find out. Sorry, I
> should have been more specific.

My wrath was more directed towards "pjp" than you. I understood your
original post just fine. Pjp's posting was less than useless.

Yousuf Khan

On 12/10/2011 4:16 PM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
> On 10/12/2011 4:37 PM, Bob Hatch wrote:
>> On 12/10/2011 2:20 PM, cameo wrote:
>>> On 12/10/2011 10:25 AM, pjp wrote:
>>>> Stop the Virtual Machine, choose Settings from VM "manager" menu,
>>>> select
>>>> memory item, move slider, restart VM ... duh!!!!
>>>
>>> Where do you find that VM "manager" menu when the VM is stopped? I could
>>> not find it.
>>
>> Go to Start Menu, All Programs, Windows Virtual PC, Open Windows Virtual
>> PC, Right Click on XP Mode, Click on Settings.
>
> Thanks, much better answer than "duh". We wouldn't be asking these
> questions if we knew where to look.
>
> Yousuf Khan

Glad I could help. :-)

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