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Old Jun 25, 2003, 11:18 PM   #1
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paging file

is it a good idea to set the virtual memory to zero ? i copy'd down the settings before i chaged them. But i've notice a huge performance boost in the changes. everything i do on my pc is about 2-3 times faster. any advice is welcome
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Old Jun 25, 2003, 11:22 PM   #2
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It's usually not a good idea to kill the pagefile, but I guess if your system doesn't suffer random crashes or slow to a halt I guess it's fine. I usually set mine at about 1x-2x my total ram. What version of windows you using?

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Old Jun 25, 2003, 11:39 PM   #3
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im using windows XP pro w/ server pack 1a
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Old Jun 25, 2003, 11:43 PM   #4
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how much ram? not that it really matters. sometime something will want that paging file & when it doe not get it..! try setting it at 100 min & max then defrag & see if there is any difference one way or the other. i am assuming you have more than 512 ram.
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Old Jun 26, 2003, 12:10 AM   #5
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before i did anything it had 768 and 1536 as the settings

i have 512 mb of rambus
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Old Jun 26, 2003, 12:13 AM   #6
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then try about 500 - 500.
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Old Jun 26, 2003, 12:15 AM   #7
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ok, i'll try it right know and let u know how it work out.
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Old Jun 26, 2003, 12:22 AM   #8
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Wow, windows runs even soomther with these settings. thanx Can u point me to a web site were it can explain to me in detail how it works, or could u tell me ?
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