Paging File

[nathanspap]

I am a new convert from Window 98 and am now running Tiger, Parallels and XP on an alum iMac. I have an older version of Photoshop Elements (version 2) that I use on the XP side. Only recently (this just started showing up after months of problem-free use) I have been getting this message when I activate Photoshop: "Windows is running without a paging file. This is potentially dangerous .... For this system, Photoshop recommends setting Windows Virtual Memory to have a minimum amount of at least 16Mb and a maximum of at least 639Mb. " I don't know what a paging file is or how much "Windows Virtual Memory" I have or how it can be adjusted. Could someone lead me by the hand on this? Thanks.

 

[John@Parallels]

My suggestion is to add new HDD, as described in Parallels Desktop for Mac user guide from http://www.parallels.com/en/download/file/doc/Parallels_Desktop_for_Mac_User_Guide.pdf on page 191
Format it using Disk management console http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309000
and define page file to d: as described in http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/14507/how-can-i-change-the-size-of-the-pagefile.html