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    3GB Ram and XP 32Bit

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by TheGOG, Aug 28, 2009.

  1. TheGOG

    TheGOG Notebook Geek

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    Is it more efficent to disable the virtual memory and page pooling in for better perfermance in Windows XP?
     
    TheGOG, Aug 28, 2009
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  2. Reaper05

    Reaper05 Notebook Evangelist

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    i doubt you would see a difference either way. with 3gb you hardly even use page file anyway
     
    Reaper05, Aug 28, 2009
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  3. MaXimus

    MaXimus Notebook Deity

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    In XP, I used to disable it, I have 4 GB of RAM.

    But in Vista, although I had 4 GB or RAM, I used to run out of memory after opening IE and a few tabs. Although I don't play any games, not run any memory intensive programs, but believe me, you never know how ram gets eaten up.....

    Office,,,, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Audition, Windows Media Player, antivirus, windows live messenger, they magically make up huge numbers depending on what you're doing.

    my advice to u.....keep it, the increase u get from disabling it is usually unnoticable if there is any.......just make sure you use a tweaking program called Mz Ultimate Tweaker, and check the option that says "Disable Executive Paging" >>>> This way, the system files are never gonna be loaded to virtual memory, but will always be resident in the RAM, to ensure they are always available in RAM for the fastest access time.
     
    MaXimus, Aug 28, 2009
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  4. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    Don't disable the page file - It yields no noticeable (by humans) improvements in performance and it leaves your computer susceptible to crashes and data loss.

    EDIT: And I don't recommend using MZ Tweaker either. People have reported unrepairable system failures after using it that could only be "fixed" by re-installing Windows.
     
    crash, Aug 28, 2009
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  5. MaXimus

    MaXimus Notebook Deity

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    nice to know that about MZ tweakers Crash

    will refrain from using it in the future.....
     
    MaXimus, Aug 28, 2009
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  6. DarkSilver

    DarkSilver MSI Afterburner

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    Yep! Page files is needed for whole system stability and safety.
    Moreover, I saw a research/experiment last time shown page files gives higher HDD data transfer rate.
    Just leave it there. I think at least 2GB would be nice.
     
    DarkSilver, Aug 29, 2009
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  7. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    No problem. Generally those tweaking programs can do more harm than good, especially if they don't document exactly what changes they do to your system.
     
    crash, Aug 29, 2009
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  8. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    Like a broken record player - just "leave the pagefile alone" It is there for a good reason.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Aug 29, 2009
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