How does windows determine when to use the page file? I dont understand why it always uses it. Is it just stuff which hasnt been accessed for a while so windows throws it in the slow memory instead of keeping it in the fast. I dont get it!
well i think Win is supose to only use swapfile when your system runs out of RAM, but in reality, it uses it as and when it likes, if you have plenty of RAM you can safely disable it (at least 1Gb in XP)[ot]system will probably perform better with no swapfile[/ot]at least i think so
I don't get it either Windows will swap data in memory when it hasn't been accessed for a while - even when there is plenty of memory available. There is a way to disable this strange behaviour, but I only know how to do it in TuneUp Utilities 2006. You can set Windows to swap only when there is not enough memory
the way i used XP is by using X-Setup, but if you've got over 1Gb RAM then disable swapfile in system properties
Thanks for the reply guys. Ill try one of those program and see if it makes any difference. I thought about disabling the page file but then changed my mind. Im guessing its an instant blue screen if I do run out!
thats true, or error messages, to reenable it just boot into safe mode, and you can set it to what you want
