16g ram page file needed?

I have xp 64 with 16g of ram
do I need to use a page file, if so what size?
Thanks

 

Don't you mean a 'page file' which sits on your hard drive? Default size for XP is 1.5X16GB=24GB, quite too much depending on what you use the machine for. Perhaps you meant to say RAM disk?

 

no i meant page file aka virtual memory?
and ill certainly never set it at 24g so you are correct there
I dont to video rendering or production , just general use games and email and google and skype and winamp and bittorrents

 

Sorry, I missed that part in your post.:-o Set PF to 2GB and see if it gets used in task manager.

Oops, I see plodr gave you some good info.

 

Damn the virtual icebergs full speed ahead in using no virtual memory
well see if there is performance or system error I will post my findings
thank you again for being more knowledgeable than me