Ooops - posted to the wrong list... >>Does anyone know how I can reset the vertual memory settings at shutdown? > >I thought the easiest way would be to send the control panel "Memory" an >AppleScript command... but it isn't scriptable!!! And as far as I can >tell, the Finder doesn't have any aete entries relevant to VM. >Bill Thanks Bill I thought of that too - and was shocked that it wasnt scriptable!. There must be somewhere that the settings are saved (and thus can be reset) but exactly how is the trick! I thought it might be the memory preference file, but that's not it either. Anyone know if there is a toolbox call which sets VM (Gestalt will tell me if it is on). David