where is this option existed in 2020
Ths option no longer exist since a lot of years ago. That was a setting for Windows 95/98, but newest version of Windows doesn't allows that applications do it. As far I remember, this setting still exist under Windows XP but it doesn't make effect, since XP doesn't allows it.
If you want to increase Memory, you should increase the Virtual Memory on Windows (not RAM). By default, Widows start with 16 Mb and set up to 1 Gb,,, that's not enough for current programs. You should set at least 20 or 30 Gb for Virtual Memory. That will give you more stability. And disable that Windows manage Virtual Memory
Ariel said:If you want to increase Memory, you should increase the Virtual Memory on Windows (not RAM). By default, Widows start with 16 Mb and set up to 1 Gb,,, that's not enough for current programs.
Where on earth did you get the idea that Windows "starts with 16 MB" and "set up to 1 GB"?
(In both cases here, I am assuming you meant "B" for bytes, not "b" for bits.)
Do you think that "minimum allowed" means that Windows, as you stated, "starts with 16 MB"?
And where do you get the idea that it would "set up to 1 GB"?
As far as I can remember these page file allocations are for swopping temp data from RAM to the hard drive. A very painful thing with mechanical drives and irritating with an SSD.
I haven't touched this setting in years. If this happened after you installed some macros and that caused the issue there are 2 possibilities, 1 there are issues with the macros, 2 your system lacks resources to start with.
IMO this setting may help but most likely will not.
No, that was not what I said. CorelDRAW does not handle virtual memory. Windows defaults to a minimum of 16 Mb but tends to use 1 Gb, and expands virtual memory (the swap file) as you need it. That increase at first is imperceptible, but as a program needs more space, each increase in the swap file takes longer. If that program is CorelDRAW, it will freeze for a fraction of a second as Windows expands its virtual memory. But the time it takes Windows will increase, so CorelDRAW can remain "frozen" for several seconds. If at that moment, someone tries to access the program, Windows will not allow it and will close it. To the user, it will appear that CorelDRAW has performed an illegal operation and "hung up".
In old versions, a wizard came, called CARM (Corel Application Recovery Manager) that warned when the system had limited available resources or some other potentially dangerous situation. Unfortunately, when such a warning came it was usually late, and most users believed that it was CARM that was causing the problem.
Expanding virtual memory and disabling the option for Windows to manage virtual memory prevents the operating system from gradually increasing the swap file as needed. Starting from a large enough swap file, Windows will have no need to stop the program while performing background tasks. What for the user means greater stability, since the program will not freeze so many times, not so frequently.
sir can someone help. i am not a hardware specialist. my system ram is 32 gb. but corel often says temp error. i do not know how to set initial and max. size in the fields. Please kindly help someone