Oh yes, don't try this with a Win98 system unless you have heavily modified the file caching settings to something similiar to Win2K.
>Hmmm... Well you're not going to believe this then: I got my largest >performance increase ever by REDUCING the swapfile on my Win2K system to 2mb. >That's right, 2mb. That way windows isn't busy swapping out to memory all >the time, which uses up bus and CPU time. This effectively forces windows >to actually use the 512mb of memory I have installed. Applications >virtually fly open after they have been opened once. Try it >sometime. Now, windows will gripe that it doesn't have enough virtual >memory every time you restart, and claim that it is resizing the swapfile, >but it actually doesn't. If you can put up with the warning every time >you reboot, it seems the fastest way to go to me. >Also, if you do this you will be limited to the memory size of the >machine...no giant swapfile space to save you if you open 10 50mb photos >in your editor, but this isn't a factor in my application. > >Also, Brian, wouldn't you say that a 3X increase is a bit of an >exaggeration? How did you determine this? Subjectively? >Perhaps if your memory size is big enough, windows doesn't swap out all >the time, causing the effect I have noted above? > >Frank Frank Gilley Dell-Star Technologies (918) 838-1973 Phone (918) 838-8814 Fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dellstar.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
