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Discussion in 'Windows OS' started by Eric Legge, Jun 10, 2003.

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  1. Eric Legge Newcomer, in training

    Eric Legge, Jun 10, 2003
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  2. DigitAlex TechSpot Paladin

    i prefer using RamIdle that womes with the Customizer package
    DigitAlex, Jun 11, 2003
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  3. Goalie Newcomer, in training

    A few hacks to the registry can help a lot too, many depending on your OS. Most involve the swapfile and window's natural overuseage, but there are some out there that I've found that help. If I ever find my old bookmarks, I'll throw them out at ya.
    Goalie, Jun 13, 2003
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  4. Rick TechSpot Staff

    I find these programs quite useless.

    Much like communism, it's good on paper.. Just not in practical application.
    Rick, Jun 13, 2003
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  5. tkteo Newcomer, in training

    I used to use Memturbo when running Win ME. After switching to Win2K and setting an appropriate size for the swap file, no problems thereafter, so I ended up uninstalling Memturbo.

    In other words, for better memory management, less ram leaks, go with the more stable OS.
    tkteo, Jun 13, 2003
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  6. StormBringer Newcomer, in training

    Same here Rick. There are a few things you can do in the registry to force Windows to manage memory better. Some of these apps make those changes, but for the most part they are quite useless
    StormBringer, Jun 13, 2003
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  7. acidosmosis TechSpot Chancellor

    Those app's just take up space on your taskbar and memory while running. I've never once used one of these programs that managed memory better than Windows was already doing.
    acidosmosis, Jun 13, 2003
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  8. DigitAlex TechSpot Paladin

    using RAM Idle for 2 years now and very glad of this little app

    the performance increase was more noticeable in win98SE than 2K though
    DigitAlex, Jun 13, 2003
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  9. Phantasm66 Newcomer, in training

    Windows just doesn't really scale very well, I don't think. And its heavy useage of the swap file when you have fairly large amounts of RAM is very poor. Linux only uses the swap partition when you have completely ran out of physical RAM, as far as I can see.
    Phantasm66, Jun 13, 2003
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  10. aoj145 Newcomer, in training

    Yeah, but who really uses the swap file anymore? I've got a couple games that refer to it so I keep it around 100mb, but that's it.

    I really can't complain about the way Win2K handles memory. Those memory utilities were great with DOS and Windows 3.11, and I can even see some need with Win95/98, but nowadays I think they just don't offer that much as far as performance boosting.
    aoj145, Jun 13, 2003
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  11. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces

    Memory is there to be used :giddy:

    In Win98/ME, you can set the OS to use as much as physical memory as possible before swapping by adding

    conservativeswapfileusage=1

    to system.ini [386Enh] section.
    Mictlantecuhtli, Jun 14, 2003
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  12. ---agissi--- TechSpot Paladin

    I agree.
    ---agissi---, Jun 14, 2003
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  13. DigitAlex TechSpot Paladin

    lol

    i love those "i concur" posts :)
    DigitAlex, Jun 14, 2003
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  14. Rick TechSpot Staff

    I concur.
    Rick, Jun 14, 2003
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  15. Goalie Newcomer, in training

    Concurrent concurring posts?

    Aren't we floating perilously close to the appocalypse here?
    Goalie, Jun 15, 2003
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  16. DigitAlex TechSpot Paladin

    almost

    btw Rick thanx tfor cleaning, one "concur" post is enough hehee
    DigitAlex, Jun 15, 2003
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  17. JackieChanIsGOD Newcomer, in training

    I use FreeRAM XP...
    Works very well, and after not using it for a couple days, you can notice the difference it makes...
    JackieChanIsGOD, Jun 16, 2003
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