Defrag virtual memory

[sqk7744]

Originally Posted by Misfit138

Yeah, everytime I try to run it I get message "Make sure that you are an administrator. Error loading PageDefrag driver."

And yes, I have tried to run it as an administrator no it's a no-go. Not compatible with Windows XP 64-bit edition..? Geez, haven't had that one before

figures...

[AVGWarhawk]

Thanks gents. I will give these a try. Does it really help at all to do this?

[sqk7744]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Thanks gents. I will give these a try. Does it really help at all to do this?

Yes! but first, at the absolute minimum, change the Virtual memory to 4096 min and 4096 max.
(Diskkeeper is a great Application -I've been using it for 3+ years to aid the tuning of my Flightsim PC)

6000 (6gb) min max if you have the space ( you can also enable this on more than one (internal) drive too.

C:\
D:\ (HD #2 not partition#2)

[AVGWarhawk]

Good deal! Thanks for the responses. I have installed a modded BIOS to do some extra tweaks and such. My computer is flying darn good now. I was wondering about this memory.

[AVGWarhawk]

I have read that disabling virtual memory, rebooting then defragging with the installed windows program will also defrag the page file. Then enable virtual memory when done, reboot. Is there any truth to this?

[sqk7744]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I have read that disabling virtual memory, rebooting then defragging with the installed windows program will also defrag the page file. Then enable virtual memory when done, reboot. Is there any truth to this?

I leave that one up to others.

Resetting the VM to max for both keeps it from thinking about it ( only watchout for applications that have a set Scratch Disk like Adobe Premiere or Illustrator etc)

Best bet is to reset VM, reboot, then install the diskkeeper trial.

Do the defrags, and set I-Faast (optimizes frequently used applications) then do a Boot-time defrag: Paging file, Master File Table and CHKDSK util. Viewing the screen/report after defrag is optional, but might be interesting.

Cheers

[PepsiCan]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I have read that disabling virtual memory, rebooting then defragging with the installed windows program will also defrag the page file. Then enable virtual memory when done, reboot. Is there any truth to this?

Yes.

Virtual memory is nothing more than an area on the harddrive that is reserved to 'park' software or data currently running in RAM that does not need to be used right now but has been used recently or will be used in the near future.

If you set your virtual memory to 0 then there is no page file on the disk. So, it effectively deletes it. But with NTFS formatting you shouldn't have to defrag your disks as often as with FAT anyways. I also suspect that Windows deletes the page file anyways when you shut it down.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by PepsiCan

Yes.

Virtual memory is nothing more than an area on the harddrive that is reserved to 'park' software or data currently running in RAM that does not need to be used right now but has been used recently or will be used in the near future.

If you set your virtual memory to 0 then there is no page file on the disk. So, it effectively deletes it. But with NTFS formatting you shouldn't have to defrag your disks as often as with FAT anyways. I also suspect that Windows deletes the page file anyways when you shut it down.

These are the things I'm wondering. I have it set up as a NTFS system. I defrag about once every two weeks as my daughters load up Barbie games and things off the internet etc. Sponge Bob games can slow things down At any rate, if I disable VM and defrag, effectively I clean up VM and start fresh?

I have basically the same system as you with exception of 2 gig DD400 and X1300 XGE 512mb vidcard. How does your system handle SH4?

[ghost_666_rider]

Originally Posted by PepsiCan

Yes.

Virtual memory is nothing more than an area on the harddrive that is reserved to 'park' software or data currently running in RAM that does not need to be used right now but has been used recently or will be used in the near future.

If you set your virtual memory to 0 then there is no page file on the disk. So, it effectively deletes it. But with NTFS formatting you shouldn't have to defrag your disks as often as with FAT anyways. I also suspect that Windows deletes the page file anyways when you shut it down.

There is one catch to this. This will place the pagefile at the *end* of your used space on the hard drive. Ideally, especially with a fixed size swap, you want it at the very front of the drive for maximum speed. I do believe that is an option with diskkeeper to move it to the front of the drive. Ideally, a seperate partition is the best way to go to maximize speed and minimize clutter or interference.