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ISKOTB
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by ISKOTB » Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:01 am
I just maximized my laptops RAM to 4GB RAM can i turn off paging file for better optimization? any1 can recommend different settings? Attached screen shot of the current settings
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by YeOldeStonecat » Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:44 am
I always let the system manage the pagefile. Windows NT does a good job of memory management.
Most system memory means it will use the pagefile less. But some applications insist in having one, so if you turn it off, they will freak out.
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ISKOTB
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by ISKOTB » Tue Oct 21, 2008 10:13 am
Should i set it to system managed size?
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by YeOldeStonecat » Tue Oct 21, 2008 10:45 am
That's what I always use...as mentioned above.
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by ISKOTB » Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:58 am
Thanks