Quote - I've got 2 GB RAM.  I figured out where to change the swap file size.  It had 2000+MB initial size to 4092 MB max size allocated, with a recommendation of 3069 initial size.  What initial and max sizes do you recommend?  I've got Windows XP - is that 32 bit or 64 bit?

32 by default although I think you can find XP for 64bit too. But you'd know if that's what you have, it's sort of special order.

I never imagined that this newer computer would not have appropriate virtual memory settings already in place. 

The screen shot was a render.  Bryce rendered the scene, but wouldn't save it. 

oh wow that's strange.

Is the render at the resolution you see onscreen or is it larger resolution? You can always save the image from Clipboard.