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How to Optimize Your Swap File to Increase Performance
Submitted by Gil on Fri, 04/14/2006 - 16:03
This optimization tweak forces your computer to use as much RAM as it can before it switches to the slower swap file which resides on your hard drive. I only recommend this tweak for computers that have 256MB of RAM or more.
"Swap file: On a hard disk, a file used to store parts of running programs that have been swapped out of memory temporarily to make room for other running programs. It may be permanent, always occupying the same amount of hard disk space even though the application that created it may not be running, or is temporary, and only created as and when needed.*"
1. Go to 'Start >Run'
2. Type "msconfig" then click OK
3. When msconfig loads click on the SYSTEM.INI tab
4. Expand the 386enh menu by clicking the '+' sign
5. Click on 'New', when the blank box appears type without quotes 'ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1'
6. Click 'OK' and restart your computer.
*Swap file Definition provided by Angelfire.
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DOES NOT WORK ON XP
This setting is for Windows 95, 98, ME only and is not supported on any NT platform. On Windows XP the system.ini file is only maintained for compatibility with old 16 bit applications. Most settings, including this one, will be completely ignored.
References:
http://home.comcast.net/~SupportCD/XPMyths.html
thanks for share
thanks for share
Thanks!
That was a mix up on my behalf, the txt tutorial is correct. I'm not sure that there is a difference, but I would create it based on the text tutorial. Thanks I'll need to update the Pic tutorial to reflect your feedback. Thanks for catching that!
Gil
This tip only holds for Windows 98 !!!!
see http://mywebpages.comcast.net/SupportCD/XPMyths.html and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q223294/ for further details
Click on the "Next" button?
You're right...
The 'Next' instruction was a typo. I am removing it as I type...David thanks for the feedback.
Hi , i was just wondering ,
Hi , i was just wondering , i followed the instructions from the "pic tutorial" and i noticed that it just said to enter the new command in the system.ini menu without clicking the drop down box in the [386nh] menu and adding the new file there, does it make a difference?
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