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."
.

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


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"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."
.



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