At 07:16 PM 5/29/01 -0400, Ted Mozer wrote the following:
>Not too long ago I added 256 megs to the 128 my Micron started with. I did
>not notice much of a difference. Soon after I did a fresh install of
>Windows 98 SE (same version) on the system and immediately noticed a speed
>difference.
>
>I believe I had read somewhere that to see the best use of extra memory, the
>memory should be there when Windows is installed.
Nope, only that you should use the default setting for swap file size. If
you use the default setting for the amount of hard disk space that your
computer can use as extra memory, Windows chooses the default setting based
on the amount of free hard disk space. The swap file then shrinks and grows
dynamically based on actual memory usage. If you use this option, the
minimum size is zero and the maximum size can be as much as the available
space on your hard disk.
See Windows Swap file
http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/pctech/content/solutions/oe1814c.htm
Also see Getting the Most from Memory
http://www.easydesksoftware.com/memory.htm
>Has anyone else found this to be a fact, or was it just my imagination??
Your choice from below:
a. Imagination
b. Power of positive thinking
c. Transference
d. Wishful thinking
>A friend has just added 128megs to her system and wonders if reinstalling
>Windows would help.....
Nope.. WOT (Waste-Of-Time)
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Gerry Boyd
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