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I have a 98 Performance fix
Ron,
I have done just what you said not to do with my virtual memory. I have run into the problems that you described shortly after "never, repeat, never" in your reply. I hang my head in shame, and humbly ask for your help in resotring my virtual memory to 'let windows manage virtual memory' As i have purged the knowledge on how to change it, I can't seem to recall how to change it back. Thank you for your help in advance, and thanks for the previously ignored, but good nontheless, advise. Regards, Rich -----Original Message----- "kirk.johnson" wrote: Ron, Where do you read a dictate to the management of the max swap file? I see words like "I personally believe" and "rule of thumb" not telling people that they have to do it. You know what works for you might not work for others. I do not claim to have an undisputed understanding of all of the nuances of this aging OS but the article has helped more than half a million visitors since I put it online almost 4 years ago. And even more when it was reprinted in the IBM quarterly. Never repeat never specify a maximum size limit for Virtual Memory in Windows 9x. There is no benefit that can ever be achieved by doing so. The only possible outcomes, in order of decreasing probability and increasing severity, a - Reduced performance as your system reduces disk cache in order to meet the total memory needs of your loaded applications and data files. - Applications refusing to load due to "insufficient memory" errors. - Applications crashing due to "out of memory" errors resulting in loss of data and possible corruption of data files. - Total system lockups or crashes due to "out of memory" errors resulting in loss of data and possible file corruption. All of the benefits purportedly achieved by having a fixed or permanent swap file can in fact be obtained by specifying a minimum size only. Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada -- Microsoft MVP On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca "The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much." . |
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I have a 98 Performance fix
Hi Rich,
In Ron's absence, try this: 1. Restart your computer. Press and hold down the CTRL key until the Windows 98 Startup menu appears, and then choose Safe Mode. 2. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 3. Double-click System, click the Performance tab, and then click Virtual Memory. 4. Click "Let Windows manage my virtual memory settings. (Recommended)." 5. Click OK, click Close, and then click Yes when you are prompted to restart your computer. Post back, and let us know if that works. Curt -- W98 Support & Discussion: http://dundats.proboards27.com/index.cgi Windows How-tos and and Freewa http://mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/ Windows Help & Discussion: http://forum.aumha.org/ --- "Rich Wertz" wrote in message ... Ron, I have done just what you said not to do with my virtual memory. I have run into the problems that you described shortly after "never, repeat, never" in your reply. I hang my head in shame, and humbly ask for your help in resotring my virtual memory to 'let windows manage virtual memory' As i have purged the knowledge on how to change it, I can't seem to recall how to change it back. Thank you for your help in advance, and thanks for the previously ignored, but good nontheless, advise. Regards, Rich -----Original Message----- "kirk.johnson" wrote: Ron, Where do you read a dictate to the management of the max swap file? I see words like "I personally believe" and "rule of thumb" not telling people that they have to do it. You know what works for you might not work for others. I do not claim to have an undisputed understanding of all of the nuances of this aging OS but the article has helped more than half a million visitors since I put it online almost 4 years ago. And even more when it was reprinted in the IBM quarterly. Never repeat never specify a maximum size limit for Virtual Memory in Windows 9x. There is no benefit that can ever be achieved by doing so. The only possible outcomes, in order of decreasing probability and increasing severity, a - Reduced performance as your system reduces disk cache in order to meet the total memory needs of your loaded applications and data files. - Applications refusing to load due to "insufficient memory" errors. - Applications crashing due to "out of memory" errors resulting in loss of data and possible corruption of data files. - Total system lockups or crashes due to "out of memory" errors resulting in loss of data and possible file corruption. All of the benefits purportedly achieved by having a fixed or permanent swap file can in fact be obtained by specifying a minimum size only. Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada -- Microsoft MVP On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca "The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much." . --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.689 / Virus Database: 450 - Release Date: 5/21/04 |
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