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I just increased the RAM on my 2GHz AMD Windows XP Professional desktop from 256M to 2G.

 

Are there any specific tweaks I can make to take the fullest advantage of all of my new

memory?

 

Thanks so much,

 

Pat

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Guest Tim Slattery
Posted

Re: Increased WinXP RAM from 256M to 2G - Improving Performance?

 

"Pat" <pat929@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I just increased the RAM on my 2GHz AMD Windows XP Professional desktop from 256M to 2G.

>

>Are there any specific tweaks I can make to take the fullest advantage of all of my new

>memory?

 

No. The OS will detect it and make good use of it.

 

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MS MVP(DTS)

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http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

Posted

Re: Increased WinXP RAM from 256M to 2G - Improving Performance?

 

As long as it is the correct memory for your motherboard no tweaks are

necessary unless you plan to overclock your PC.

 

JS

 

"Pat" <pat929@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:uDZEgUXyHHA.1484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>I just increased the RAM on my 2GHz AMD Windows XP Professional desktop

>from 256M to 2G.

>

> Are there any specific tweaks I can make to take the fullest advantage of

> all of my new

> memory?

>

> Thanks so much,

>

> Pat

>

>

Guest David B.
Posted

Re: Increased WinXP RAM from 256M to 2G - Improving Performance?

 

Yes, go to Control Panel > System > Advanced Tab, click the settings button

under performance, click the "Advanced" tab, click the "Change" button at

the bottom, and set the pagefile to "System Managed", this will get your

swap file inline with the amount of installed memory.

 

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"Pat" <pat929@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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>I just increased the RAM on my 2GHz AMD Windows XP Professional desktop

>from 256M to 2G.

>

> Are there any specific tweaks I can make to take the fullest advantage of

> all of my new

> memory?

>

> Thanks so much,

>

> Pat

>

>

Guest Ron Badour
Posted

Re: Increased WinXP RAM from 256M to 2G - Improving Performance?

 

I don't understand--how would changing the size of the paging file improve

performance? With 2 gb of ram, it's unlikely that the paging file will even

be used.

 

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Regards

 

Ron Badour

MS MVP 1997 - 2007

 

 

"David B." <brooks.dj@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> Yes, go to Control Panel > System > Advanced Tab, click the settings

> button under performance, click the "Advanced" tab, click the "Change"

> button at the bottom, and set the pagefile to "System Managed", this will

> get your swap file inline with the amount of installed memory.

>

> --

>

> ----

> Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

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> _________________________________________________________________________________

>

>

> "Pat" <pat929@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> news:uDZEgUXyHHA.1484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>I just increased the RAM on my 2GHz AMD Windows XP Professional desktop

>>from 256M to 2G.

>>

>> Are there any specific tweaks I can make to take the fullest advantage of

>> all of my new

>> memory?

>>

>> Thanks so much,

>>

>> Pat

>>

>>

>

Guest David B.
Posted

Re: Increased WinXP RAM from 256M to 2G - Improving Performance?

 

So your saying that setting the page file to a recommended setting is not

something one should do after upgrading the RAM? He should leave it set as

though he still had 256MB installed or turn it off altogether?

 

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"Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in message

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>I don't understand--how would changing the size of the paging file improve

>performance? With 2 gb of ram, it's unlikely that the paging file will

>even be used.

>

> --

> Regards

>

> Ron Badour

> MS MVP 1997 - 2007

>

>

> "David B." <brooks.dj@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:D79B2483-B0DE-4A7A-A32C-22D2BCFCB9D0@microsoft.com...

>> Yes, go to Control Panel > System > Advanced Tab, click the settings

>> button under performance, click the "Advanced" tab, click the "Change"

>> button at the bottom, and set the pagefile to "System Managed", this will

>> get your swap file inline with the amount of installed memory.

>>

>> --

>>

>> ----

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>>

>>

>> "Pat" <pat929@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>> news:uDZEgUXyHHA.1484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>I just increased the RAM on my 2GHz AMD Windows XP Professional desktop

>>>from 256M to 2G.

>>>

>>> Are there any specific tweaks I can make to take the fullest advantage

>>> of

>>> all of my new

>>> memory?

>>>

>>> Thanks so much,

>>>

>>> Pat

>>>

>>>

>>

>

>

>

Guest Bert Kinney
Posted

Re: Increased WinXP RAM from 256M to 2G - Improving Performance?

 

Hi Pat,

 

Right click on My Computer and select Properties. Does the 2 GB's of RAM

show up there?

 

The best advise is to let Windows manage memory.

 

 

Regards,

Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User

http://bertk.mvps.org

Member: http://dts-l.org

 

 

Pat wrote:

> I just increased the RAM on my 2GHz AMD Windows XP Professional desktop from 256M to 2G.

>

> Are there any specific tweaks I can make to take the fullest advantage of all of my new

> memory?

>

> Thanks so much,

>

> Pat

Guest Ron Badour
Posted

Re: Increased WinXP RAM from 256M to 2G - Improving Performance?

 

I did not say anything--I asked this question: How would changing the swap

file's size increase his PC's performance?

 

I looked at the setting in my PC and the swap file was set at 765 mb with

512 mb of ram. I changed the setting as you suggested, rebooted and the

size remained the same. I then added 1 gb of ram and rebooted--the swap

file increased to 1534 mb. Why this occurred is not clear as I would have

thought the size of the swap file would decrease when the ram increased.

Perhaps the thought process is that adding a huge amount of ram means there

is going to be a huge requirement for ram and therefore the swap file needs

to be bigger. That is just a guess on my part and if anyone has specific

information on this issue, please jump in.

 

If the OP wants to try your instructions, he should do so without embracing

the notion that this setting could somehow increase the PC's performance

because I don't think it will. One should never disable the swap file by

the way.

--

Regards

 

Ron Badour

MS MVP 1997 - 2007

 

 

"David B." <brooks.dj@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:%238AvgzXyHHA.1484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> So your saying that setting the page file to a recommended setting is not

> something one should do after upgrading the RAM? He should leave it set as

> though he still had 256MB installed or turn it off altogether?

>

> --

>

> ----

> Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

> How to Post http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

> _________________________________________________________________________________

>

>

> "Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in message

> news:exMuuvXyHHA.5964@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>I don't understand--how would changing the size of the paging file improve

>>performance? With 2 gb of ram, it's unlikely that the paging file will

>>even be used.

>>

>> --

>> Regards

>>

>> Ron Badour

>> MS MVP 1997 - 2007

>>

>>

>> "David B." <brooks.dj@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:D79B2483-B0DE-4A7A-A32C-22D2BCFCB9D0@microsoft.com...

>>> Yes, go to Control Panel > System > Advanced Tab, click the settings

>>> button under performance, click the "Advanced" tab, click the "Change"

>>> button at the bottom, and set the pagefile to "System Managed", this

>>> will

>>> get your swap file inline with the amount of installed memory.

>>>

>>> --

>>>

>>> ----

>>> Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>>> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

>>> How to Post http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

>>> _________________________________________________________________________________

>>>

>>>

>>> "Pat" <pat929@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>>> news:uDZEgUXyHHA.1484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>>I just increased the RAM on my 2GHz AMD Windows XP Professional desktop

>>>>from 256M to 2G.

>>>>

>>>> Are there any specific tweaks I can make to take the fullest advantage

>>>> of

>>>> all of my new

>>>> memory?

>>>>

>>>> Thanks so much,

>>>>

>>>> Pat

>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>

>>

>>

>

Guest Plato
Posted

Re: Increased WinXP RAM from 256M to 2G - Improving Performance?

 

Pat wrote:

>

> I just increased the RAM on my 2GHz AMD Windows XP Professional desktop from 256M to 2G.

>

> Are there any specific tweaks I can make to take the fullest advantage of all of my new

> memory?

 

Not really. WinXP will use all the memory it sees automagicallicly.

 

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Guest Lil' Dave
Posted

Re: Increased WinXP RAM from 256M to 2G - Improving Performance?

 

No, don't believe Ron is saying that.

Windows XP, if left at default size at the outset, will automatically adjust

the swapfile size to approximately 1.5 times the RAM size. Increasing RAM

is automatically compensated in swapfile size in this formula. How much of

the swapfile is actually used depends on open apps and switching apps by the

user. My recommendation, if its already set at default size, leave it

alone. This seems true for all versions of windows that I've seen.

Dave

 

"David B." <brooks.dj@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:%238AvgzXyHHA.1484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> So your saying that setting the page file to a recommended setting is not

> something one should do after upgrading the RAM? He should leave it set as

> though he still had 256MB installed or turn it off altogether?

>

> --

>

> ----

> Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

> How to Post http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

> _________________________________________________________________________________

>

>

> "Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in message

> news:exMuuvXyHHA.5964@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>I don't understand--how would changing the size of the paging file improve

>>performance? With 2 gb of ram, it's unlikely that the paging file will

>>even be used.

>>

>> --

>> Regards

>>

>> Ron Badour

>> MS MVP 1997 - 2007

>>

>>

>> "David B." <brooks.dj@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:D79B2483-B0DE-4A7A-A32C-22D2BCFCB9D0@microsoft.com...

>>> Yes, go to Control Panel > System > Advanced Tab, click the settings

>>> button under performance, click the "Advanced" tab, click the "Change"

>>> button at the bottom, and set the pagefile to "System Managed", this

>>> will

>>> get your swap file inline with the amount of installed memory.

>>>

>>> --

>>>

>>> ----

>>> Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>>> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

>>> How to Post http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

>>> _________________________________________________________________________________

>>>

>>>

>>> "Pat" <pat929@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>>> news:uDZEgUXyHHA.1484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>>I just increased the RAM on my 2GHz AMD Windows XP Professional desktop

>>>>from 256M to 2G.

>>>>

>>>> Are there any specific tweaks I can make to take the fullest advantage

>>>> of

>>>> all of my new

>>>> memory?

>>>>

>>>> Thanks so much,

>>>>

>>>> Pat

>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>

>>

>>

>

Guest David B.
Posted

Re: Increased WinXP RAM from 256M to 2G - Improving Performance?

 

No it will not. Windows XP by default, unlike Vista, manually sets the swap

file size during installation, in order for it to auto adjust when adding

more RAM you need to manually follow the procedure I provided.

 

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"Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in message

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> No, don't believe Ron is saying that.

> Windows XP, if left at default size at the outset, will automatically

> adjust the swapfile size to approximately 1.5 times the RAM size.

Guest David B.
Posted

Re: Increased WinXP RAM from 256M to 2G - Improving Performance?

 

Swap file size will increase when adding more RAM. If you had left it set to

what it was set at, installed more RAm and fired it up, it would have stayed

at 765MB.

 

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"Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in message

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>I did not say anything--I asked this question: How would changing the swap

>file's size increase his PC's performance?

>

> I looked at the setting in my PC and the swap file was set at 765 mb with

> 512 mb of ram. I changed the setting as you suggested, rebooted and the

> size remained the same. I then added 1 gb of ram and rebooted--the swap

> file increased to 1534 mb. Why this occurred is not clear as I would have

> thought the size of the swap file would decrease when the ram increased.

> Perhaps the thought process is that adding a huge amount of ram means

> there is going to be a huge requirement for ram and therefore the swap

> file needs to be bigger. That is just a guess on my part and if anyone

> has specific information on this issue, please jump in.

>

> If the OP wants to try your instructions, he should do so without

> embracing the notion that this setting could somehow increase the PC's

> performance because I don't think it will. One should never disable the

> swap file by the way.

> --

> Regards

>

> Ron Badour

> MS MVP 1997 - 2007

>

>

> "David B." <brooks.dj@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:%238AvgzXyHHA.1484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> So your saying that setting the page file to a recommended setting is not

>> something one should do after upgrading the RAM? He should leave it set

>> as

>> though he still had 256MB installed or turn it off altogether?

>>

>> --

>>

>> ----

>> Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

>> How to Post http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

>> _________________________________________________________________________________

>>

>>

>> "Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in message

>> news:exMuuvXyHHA.5964@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>I don't understand--how would changing the size of the paging file

>>>improve

>>>performance? With 2 gb of ram, it's unlikely that the paging file will

>>>even be used.

>>>

>>> --

>>> Regards

>>>

>>> Ron Badour

>>> MS MVP 1997 - 2007

>>>

>>>

>>> "David B." <brooks.dj@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message

>>> news:D79B2483-B0DE-4A7A-A32C-22D2BCFCB9D0@microsoft.com...

>>>> Yes, go to Control Panel > System > Advanced Tab, click the settings

>>>> button under performance, click the "Advanced" tab, click the "Change"

>>>> button at the bottom, and set the pagefile to "System Managed", this

>>>> will

>>>> get your swap file inline with the amount of installed memory.

>>>>

>>>> --

>>>>

>>>> ----

>>>> Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>>>> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

>>>> How to Post http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

>>>> _________________________________________________________________________________

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> "Pat" <pat929@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:uDZEgUXyHHA.1484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>>>I just increased the RAM on my 2GHz AMD Windows XP Professional desktop

>>>>>from 256M to 2G.

>>>>>

>>>>> Are there any specific tweaks I can make to take the fullest advantage

>>>>> of

>>>>> all of my new

>>>>> memory?

>>>>>

>>>>> Thanks so much,

>>>>>

>>>>> Pat

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>

>

>

>

Guest David B.
Posted

Re: Increased WinXP RAM from 256M to 2G - Improving Performance?

 

I know you shouldn't disable it, Depending on what he does with his PC, he

may start to get low virtual memory errors if the swap file is set too low,

I'll agree it's not really a performance setting, but should be looked at

when upgrading your memory.

 

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"Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in message

news:elq72cbyHHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>I did not say anything--I asked this question: How would changing the swap

>file's size increase his PC's performance?

>

> I looked at the setting in my PC and the swap file was set at 765 mb with

> 512 mb of ram. I changed the setting as you suggested, rebooted and the

> size remained the same. I then added 1 gb of ram and rebooted--the swap

> file increased to 1534 mb. Why this occurred is not clear as I would have

> thought the size of the swap file would decrease when the ram increased.

> Perhaps the thought process is that adding a huge amount of ram means

> there is going to be a huge requirement for ram and therefore the swap

> file needs to be bigger. That is just a guess on my part and if anyone

> has specific information on this issue, please jump in.

>

> If the OP wants to try your instructions, he should do so without

> embracing the notion that this setting could somehow increase the PC's

> performance because I don't think it will. One should never disable the

> swap file by the way.

> --

> Regards

>

> Ron Badour

> MS MVP 1997 - 2007

>

>

> "David B." <brooks.dj@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:%238AvgzXyHHA.1484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> So your saying that setting the page file to a recommended setting is not

>> something one should do after upgrading the RAM? He should leave it set

>> as

>> though he still had 256MB installed or turn it off altogether?

>>

>> --

>>

>> ----

>> Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

>> How to Post http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

>> _________________________________________________________________________________

>>

>>

>> "Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in message

>> news:exMuuvXyHHA.5964@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>I don't understand--how would changing the size of the paging file

>>>improve

>>>performance? With 2 gb of ram, it's unlikely that the paging file will

>>>even be used.

>>>

>>> --

>>> Regards

>>>

>>> Ron Badour

>>> MS MVP 1997 - 2007

>>>

>>>

>>> "David B." <brooks.dj@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message

>>> news:D79B2483-B0DE-4A7A-A32C-22D2BCFCB9D0@microsoft.com...

>>>> Yes, go to Control Panel > System > Advanced Tab, click the settings

>>>> button under performance, click the "Advanced" tab, click the "Change"

>>>> button at the bottom, and set the pagefile to "System Managed", this

>>>> will

>>>> get your swap file inline with the amount of installed memory.

>>>>

>>>> --

>>>>

>>>> ----

>>>> Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>>>> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

>>>> How to Post http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

>>>> _________________________________________________________________________________

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> "Pat" <pat929@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:uDZEgUXyHHA.1484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>>>I just increased the RAM on my 2GHz AMD Windows XP Professional desktop

>>>>>from 256M to 2G.

>>>>>

>>>>> Are there any specific tweaks I can make to take the fullest advantage

>>>>> of

>>>>> all of my new

>>>>> memory?

>>>>>

>>>>> Thanks so much,

>>>>>

>>>>> Pat

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>

>

>

>

Guest +Bob+
Posted

Re: Increased WinXP RAM from 256M to 2G - Improving Performance?

 

On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:27:39 -0400, "David B."

<brooks.dj@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:

>Swap file size will increase when adding more RAM. If you had left it set to

>what it was set at, installed more RAm and fired it up, it would have stayed

>at 765MB.

 

If it's set to auto-adjust. There are some who suggest eliminating the

swap file when you get into large amounts of memory e.g. 2gb or more,

the theory being that you force windows to use main memory and not

waste time swapping needlessly (which it does).

 

As an example of needless swapping, I have 1.2G, 500m in use by

programs, and XP has swapped 300M. Go figure.

Guest David B.
Posted

Re: Increased WinXP RAM from 256M to 2G - Improving Performance?

 

However, there are some apps that will not run with no swapfile present.

 

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"+Bob+" <uctraing@ultranet.com> wrote in message

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> On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:27:39 -0400, "David B."

> <brooks.dj@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:

>

>>Swap file size will increase when adding more RAM. If you had left it set

>>to

>>what it was set at, installed more RAm and fired it up, it would have

>>stayed

>>at 765MB.

>

> If it's set to auto-adjust. There are some who suggest eliminating the

> swap file when you get into large amounts of memory e.g. 2gb or more,

> the theory being that you force windows to use main memory and not

> waste time swapping needlessly (which it does).

>

> As an example of needless swapping, I have 1.2G, 500m in use by

> programs, and XP has swapped 300M. Go figure.

Posted

Re: Increased WinXP RAM from 256M to 2G - Improving Performance?

 

I found this page:

http://www.pcmech.com/show/optimize/677/7

 

with the below paragraph: I did this on a Windows 2000 computer with a noticable

performance increase.

 

Keep Core Windows Operating Data in Main Memory

 

This tweak forces core kernel and essential driver files to stay in the RAM, rather than

being shoved into virtual memory on the hard drive. In the conversion over to virtual

memory, performance can drop significantly. This transfer over to virtual memory is

designed to be put into effect when the system is getting low on physical RAM, however,

this occurs periodically even when the system is not low on memory. In those cases, the

transfer over to virtual RAM is often not necessary. Only proceed with applying this

tweak if you have at least 256MB of RAM in your system.

 

Open regedit and go to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/ControlSet001/Control/Session Manager/Memory Management.

Double click on DWORD value "DisablePagingExecutive" and set the value to 1.

 

 

 

"Tim Slattery" wrote...

> "Pat" wrote:

>

> >I just increased the RAM on my 2GHz AMD Windows XP Professional desktop from 256M to

2G.

> >

> >Are there any specific tweaks I can make to take the fullest advantage of all of my

new

> >memory?

>

> No. The OS will detect it and make good use of it.

>

> --

> Tim Slattery

> MS MVP(DTS)

> Slattery_T@bls.gov

> http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

Guest +Bob+
Posted

Re: Increased WinXP RAM from 256M to 2G - Improving Performance?

 

On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:19:15 -0400, "Pat" <pat929@yahoo.com> wrote:

>

>Open regedit and go to

>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/ControlSet001/Control/Session Manager/Memory Management.

>Double click on DWORD value "DisablePagingExecutive" and set the value t

 

Interesting, I'll give it a whirl.


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