On 24 Oct 99, at 18:23, Bruce A Metcalf wrote:
> Hello, I must have missed the discussion of ReCache the last time around.
> Would someone be willing to explain where this can be obtained, how to
> install, and the likely benefits to Prime95?
ftp://lettuce.edsc.ulst.ac.uk/gimps/software/ReCache.zip
To install: Unzip the file & place the executable in a directory
referenced in the search path. [Or in the same directory as Prime95]
Read the other file.
To run: from DOS command prompt: change directory to the folder
containing Prime95 then issue the command "ReCache nn Prime95.exe"
where nn is the amount of physical memory in the system in megabytes.
Can easily be set up as a Windows shortcut.
Benefits: the ReCache program forces unused DLLs out to swap space &
causes a general "tidy up" of the whole Windows memory space. This
makes any compute-intensive program launched using it operate a
little more efficiently. Speed up of 1% or 2% is usual.
> I'd also be particularly interested in an automatic routine, as my Windoze
> box crashes 3 or 4 times a day. (Yes, I know -- but I've only read through
> chapter 3 in "Linus for Dummies" so far.)
Place a shortcut to Prime95 (or to launch Prime95 using ReCache) in
your startup folder, using "Start/Settings/Taskbar/Start Menu/Add"
But you probably should find out why windoze crashes so often. If
you're on a busy LAN, it does help to have a full set of LAN security
patches installed!
Regards
Brian Beesley
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