Paging file question

Wim Libaers · 02-02-07, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lightning61

The maximum size is 4094MB due to the 4GB file size limit in 32Bit OS's, (this is probably not true of 64Bit OS).

Not really. A 64-bit OS can exceed that easily. A 32-bit OS can do it too and, on recent 32-bit processors, can also deal with more than 4GB physical RAM, but Windows is not set up to allow this (at least, the standard editions aren't. Some server versions do allow it, and Linux has this capability too).

lesrae · 02-03-07, 03:06 AM

A useful utility for defragging page files, registry files etc is pagedfrg, formerly from sysinternals - now microsoft:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/FileAndDisk/PageDefrag.mspx

It's a lightweight little program, that runs stand alone - you don't install it. When you run it you see the current level of fragmentation and you can select to defrag next boot/every boot/don't defrag. It runs during the boot sequence to defrag.

I use it on every machine I work on, in conjunction with contig (from the same author) which is a lightweight dos-style defrag tool:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/FileAndDisk/Contig.mspx

Iceman · 02-04-07, 12:09 AM

Let your OS determnine this as "Ram" in a windows machine gets tied up and not released until you do a "Hard" reboot...you can get into all kinds of trouble messing with it...unless your comfortable with trouble

....or running Linux/Unix or a Mac which handle memory better...As was pointed out above...different programs can hang onto ram and you find your self in a pickle.

If you need more ram...you need more ram...or a better computer.

02-03-07, 03:06 AM	#2
lesrae Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Somerset, UK. Posts: 932 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	A useful utility for defragging page files, registry files etc is pagedfrg, formerly from sysinternals - now microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/FileAndDisk/PageDefrag.mspx It's a lightweight little program, that runs stand alone - you don't install it. When you run it you see the current level of fragmentation and you can select to defrag next boot/every boot/don't defrag. It runs during the boot sequence to defrag. I use it on every machine I work on, in conjunction with contig (from the same author) which is a lightweight dos-style defrag tool: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/FileAndDisk/Contig.mspx __________________ DOLPHIN 38

02-04-07, 12:09 AM	#3
Iceman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mesa AZ, Arizona, USA Posts: 1,253 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Let your OS determnine this as "Ram" in a windows machine gets tied up and not released until you do a "Hard" reboot...you can get into all kinds of trouble messing with it...unless your comfortable with trouble ....or running Linux/Unix or a Mac which handle memory better...As was pointed out above...different programs can hang onto ram and you find your self in a pickle. If you need more ram...you need more ram...or a better computer.