Hi

Please try the following article:

"Virtual Memory in Windows XP"
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.php

'John Forbes' wrote, in part:

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The short, simple answer is that Windows XP tries to use ALL the RAM ALL of
the time.  Otherwise it is just wasted.

Windows XP tries to reach the best balance between RAM used for program data
and execution and RAM used for disk drive caching.

If the operating system and programs need more memory space than is
available in RAM (which is almost always the case), the least used portions
are copied out to the page file (pagefile.sys on your hard drive) to make
room in RAM for new portions of program and operating system code and data.
This normally happens in an orderly way, with only a small slow-down.  If
the program is particularly large and the RAM size is small, then things can
slow way down as RAM contents is shuffled to and from the hard drive.  Even
if you had twice as much RAM the virtual memory (pagefile.sys) would still
be used.

I've never seen the MMORPG game 'ToonTown'  but my take on the explanation
'ToonTown' support gave you is that it's a crock.  There should be no reason
other than poor program design for the problem you experience.  And, in
fact, when I did a Google search on [ Toontown memory problems ] what should
appear on the first hit but an admission that this is the case:
at
http://www.disney.co.uk/toontown/knownissues.html

under 'known issues'

see

"Memory Leak

After playing for an extended period you may notice that the hard disk drive
is being accessed often ("thrashing"), and the game gets slower and slower.
Toontown currently has a problem "leaking" memory, which causes it to use
progressively more memory over time, which eventually causes the operating
system to 'swap' RAM to disk in an attempt to allocate more. If you
experience signs of this, we suggest you exit and restart the game
immediately (using Alt-F4 if necessary)."

What you can take away from this is that you have to educate yourself to
deal with uneducated and uncaring customer support (and to use Google as the
first resource.)  And, as always, complain early and often.

Bottom line, it's not your system, it's Disney.

Good luck.

Phil Weldon

P.S. These days Microsoft recommends a page file about 1.5 times the size of
physical RAM.

1st,virtual memory is always used in xp,2nd,virtual memory is a slow proccess
of ram compared to ram memory,it takes much more time to write to the hd (
page file) as to the pc using silicon chips (ram memory).3rd,Set virtual
memory
to "let system manage" click set 2X,close out,a restart is prompted if done
properly.

Get more ram 1gb minimum. Its not that expensive these days. I am only living
on income support and even I can afford to do it.