Forcing XP to fill RAM before using Swap File?
This is a discussion about Forcing XP to fill RAM before using Swap File? in the Customization Tweaking category; Supposedly this line in system. ini would work for Win2k: ConservativeSwapFileUsage=1 However, I'm noticing that WinXP doesn't utilize all my RAM. Anyone know how to get around this?.
Supposedly this line in system.ini [386enh] would work for Win2k:
ConservativeSwapFileUsage=1
However, I'm noticing that WinXP doesn't utilize all my RAM. Anyone know how to get around this?
ConservativeSwapFileUsage=1
However, I'm noticing that WinXP doesn't utilize all my RAM. Anyone know how to get around this?
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i would also like to know the answer to this question as the conservativefileusage tweak does't do jack
i have over 700MB ram and i just want to know how i can disable my pagefile without Windows crying about it.
After using about 150mb ram the system seems sluggish and i can't figure out why, i can only assume this is related to ram/pf.
After using about 150mb ram the system seems sluggish and i can't figure out why, i can only assume this is related to ram/pf.
You can safely disable the swap EddiE314. Windows won't cry about it, BUT if you have photoshop it will cry about it...You can try making the swap very small, like 50MB or something.
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I'd prefer that Windows manage the swap file, BUT first use all the gig of RAM that I have available to it. (Show that I have about 750megs free, and a I have a few gig page file)
Don't think ConservativeSwapFileUsage=1 is valid for 2k or XP
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\DisablePagingExecutive
Give it a value of 1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\DisablePagingExecutive
Give it a value of 1
The above disables paging parts of the kernel/device drivers. It doesn't disable paging altogether.
I'd like to second that ConservativeSwapFileUsage=1 DOES NOT WORK for NT based OS's.
I'd like to second that ConservativeSwapFileUsage=1 DOES NOT WORK for NT based OS's.
I would really like to know if this is possible. Or at least stop XP from insisting my pagefile is too small and increasing it without my approval, when I still have 100mb free RAM. It wasted disk space and slows down the system while creating it.
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You can safely disable the swap EddiE314. Windows won't cry about it, BUT if you have photoshop it will cry about it...You can try making the swap very small, like 50MB or something.
i currently have my PF set to 100min, 100max. Windows whines and tells me its set too low if i set it to 50 or under.
You can safely disable the swap EddiE314. Windows won't cry about it, BUT if you have photoshop it will cry about it...You can try making the swap very small, like 50MB or something.
i currently have my PF set to 100min, 100max. Windows whines and tells me its set too low if i set it to 50 or under.
go to www.regedit.com to see all the winnt/2k/xp memory tweaks for the registery. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\
Session Manager\Memory Management]stuff
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/399/
Session Manager\Memory Management]stuff
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/399/
OP
I already had that registry entry altered by TweakXP, and my figure still stands at only 1/4 of the RAM full.
same here, about 1/4
I only have 256meg, and when I'm running at full multitask, I can get it down to under 7meg free physical. I've actually seen it down to 1meg.
I don't know what to tell you. Xteq xsetup is the only thing I use, and I flip on all kinds of options.
I don't know what to tell you. Xteq xsetup is the only thing I use, and I flip on all kinds of options.
OP
Maybe I should've specified a gig or more RAM in the title...
is there a way to turn of the photoshop page file requirement
if i could do that i could just shut off the page file entirely. but since i gotta make websites to live i kinda need photoshop.
512megs of ram here
if i could do that i could just shut off the page file entirely. but since i gotta make websites to live i kinda need photoshop.
512megs of ram here
open Photoshop, go to Edit, Preferences, Memory and Image Cache.(its set by default to using 50% of physical memory.
you can also try under Scratch Disks.
you can also try under Scratch Disks.
So, has anyone else here done the simple check to disable page file use?
I did, seem fine with my 768 MB memory.
NOTE: This does not stop all paging, since the OS pages it's system files to where ever they are located in ( system folders ). It will stop paging application files.
I did, seem fine with my 768 MB memory.
NOTE: This does not stop all paging, since the OS pages it's system files to where ever they are located in ( system folders ). It will stop paging application files.
OP
I have it set that way right now... but there are some programs/applications/games that give a fit when there is no page file.
If WinXP never fills a gig of RAM, what's the use?
If WinXP never fills a gig of RAM, what's the use?
U have to change two reg settings, i tried it, i think it works just like conservative... I think from my memory it's disablePagingExecutive and LargeSystemCache (u put both 1)in [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management]. Can't remember if that's it(or something else, im always modifying something in registry) now but i have it written someware, i'll post it later !!!
If you make those above registry changes, the PC will not respond properly, it will be very "jerky" in multitasking.
Face it, NT is designed to be a paging OS, with or without the application pagefile.
Face it, NT is designed to be a paging OS, with or without the application pagefile.
