Defrag virtual memory - Page 2

Ilpalazzo · 08-01-07, 11:00 AM

bless this time we live in.

Anyway I too use and have been using diskeeper for quite some time. Very awesome program.

Pteradon · 08-01-07, 12:35 PM

Hello,

For some info about tweaking Windows or setting up your page file,
take a look at this link.
http://www.tweakguides.com/TGTC.html

Koroush Ghazi made a very good guide of it.

I use it, for turning alot of things off, in windows.
It decreased my pagefile

Powerthighs · 08-01-07, 01:37 PM

Great guide! Thanks.

gg5056 · 08-01-07, 02:20 PM

In windows vista, You can set a time & date to defrag automately.

I do my twice a week.

Wilcke · 08-01-07, 02:38 PM

Good stuff here! I have found that the NTFS drives need less frequent defragging than FAT. That is nice.

I keep an old PC around, its rubbish, AMD XP2700 with an old GeForce 4800 vid card. Keeps the kids happy and if they crash it...OH WELL!:rotfl:

My game box stays pollution free! LOL

Thanks for the links to the proggies will definately put those into the mix.

Wilcke

RickC Sniper · 08-01-07, 03:27 PM

I have a pc question unrelated to virtual memory.

When using my browser when I type in a url a dropdown appears showing me possible web sites to complete my typing. I'm not sure if this is the same as the autocomplete feature.

How can I disable this "memory" of locations previously visited? I'm still using IE6. I'm just too stubborn to upgrade to IE7 I guess.

...Thanks
Rick C

AVGWarhawk · 08-01-07, 03:34 PM

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I keep an old PC around, its rubbish, AMD XP2700 with an old GeForce 4800 vid card. Keeps the kids happy and if they crash it...OH WELL!

I do have an old Emachine 550 pentium 3 with a Gforce 5500 Windows 98 for my daughters. It is not connected to the internet. Just a gaming computer for whatever game it is willing to run. It is the downloaded internet games on my rig that clutters it up. I will tell you this....kids are smart. They are 12 and 9 years of age....they can run the computer better than most adults I know and sure enough they teach me a few things. Nothing like having a 12 year old talk to you about importing pictures for reports that are found in My Pictures and copy/cut/paste function to put them in the report.

My little girl showed me this....I never knew what the 'cut' function did

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AVGWarhawk · 08-01-07, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RickC Sniper

I have a pc question unrelated to virtual memory.

When using my browser when I type in a url a dropdown appears showing me possible web sites to complete my typing. I'm not sure if this is the same as the autocomplete feature.

How can I disable this "memory" of locations previously visited? I'm still using IE6. I'm just too stubborn to upgrade to IE7 I guess.

...Thanks
Rick C

Are the a few things in there that people need not see?

I'm not sure how to delete these. I believe there is a program to wipe them but it also takes saved password and log in names as well.

NEON DEON · 08-01-07, 03:47 PM

The page file does not defrag on shut down nor does it go away.

However, without using another program you can defrag the drive if you have more than one partition.

Just create a page file on the other partition and delete the page file you want to defrag and reboot. Then defrag the partition that the old page file was on. Saving some time you could just let it stand that way untill you were ready to defrag the page file again then repeat the process the other way.

Or you could get a program that does it for you.

longam · 08-01-07, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Quote:

Originally Posted by RickC Sniper

I have a pc question unrelated to virtual memory.

When using my browser when I type in a url a dropdown appears showing me possible web sites to complete my typing. I'm not sure if this is the same as the autocomplete feature.

How can I disable this "memory" of locations previously visited? I'm still using IE6. I'm just too stubborn to upgrade to IE7 I guess.

...Thanks
Rick C

Are the a few things in there that people need not see?

I'm not sure how to delete these. I believe there is a program to wipe them but it also takes saved password and log in names as well.

With IE6 (if I can remember) it’s the History that you need to delete, yet this also deletes a few other areas also like the “Run” area. Its under –Tools – Internet Options- somewhere listing History.

Powerthighs · 08-01-07, 04:32 PM

Yes, just delete the History and it will remove the "remembered" URLs.

Also, you can set how many days it keeps remembers websites you have visited. If you set it to 0, it will not store them.

RickC Sniper · 08-01-07, 04:51 PM

No, clearing history does not remove them. If I use the small down arrow to show history of visited websites there is nothing there, after deleting history. But, that autocomplete dropdown still retains memory.

RickC Sniper · 08-01-07, 04:58 PM

AHAA!!!

It was under internet options\content\autocomplete\autocomplete history.

...thanks for the help.

Rick

ghost_666_rider · 08-01-07, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by PepsiCan

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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.

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.

Weather-guesser · 08-01-07, 09:04 PM

Anyone know where in XP you adjust your virtual memory?? I cant find it for the life of me!

08-01-07, 02:20 PM	#19
gg5056 Torpedoman Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: fl Posts: 112 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Defrag In windows vista, You can set a time & date to defrag automately. I do my twice a week.

08-01-07, 03:27 PM	#21
RickC Sniper Undetectable Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,221 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	I have a pc question unrelated to virtual memory. When using my browser when I type in a url a dropdown appears showing me possible web sites to complete my typing. I'm not sure if this is the same as the autocomplete feature. How can I disable this "memory" of locations previously visited? I'm still using IE6. I'm just too stubborn to upgrade to IE7 I guess. ...Thanks Rick C __________________ Support Subsim http://www.subsim.com/store.html

08-01-07, 03:47 PM	#24
NEON DEON Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,207 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 5	The page file does not defrag on shut down nor does it go away. However, without using another program you can defrag the drive if you have more than one partition. Just create a page file on the other partition and delete the page file you want to defrag and reboot. Then defrag the partition that the old page file was on. Saving some time you could just let it stand that way untill you were ready to defrag the page file again then repeat the process the other way. Or you could get a program that does it for you. __________________ Diesel Boats Forever!

08-01-07, 04:51 PM	#27
RickC Sniper Undetectable Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,221 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	No, clearing history does not remove them. If I use the small down arrow to show history of visited websites there is nothing there, after deleting history. But, that autocomplete dropdown still retains memory. __________________ Support Subsim http://www.subsim.com/store.html

08-01-07, 04:58 PM	#28
RickC Sniper Undetectable Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,221 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	AHAA!!! It was under internet options\content\autocomplete\autocomplete history. ...thanks for the help. Rick __________________ Support Subsim http://www.subsim.com/store.html

08-01-07, 11:00 AM	#16
Ilpalazzo Frogman Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 309 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	bless this time we live in. Anyway I too use and have been using diskeeper for quite some time. Very awesome program.

08-01-07, 12:35 PM	#17
Pteradon Nub Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	Hello, For some info about tweaking Windows or setting up your page file, take a look at this link. http://www.tweakguides.com/TGTC.html Koroush Ghazi made a very good guide of it. I use it, for turning alot of things off, in windows. It decreased my pagefile

08-01-07, 01:37 PM	#18
Powerthighs Beach Leaf Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 287 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Great guide! Thanks.

08-01-07, 02:38 PM	#20
Wilcke The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,441 Downloads: 234 Uploads: 0	Good stuff here! I have found that the NTFS drives need less frequent defragging than FAT. That is nice. I keep an old PC around, its rubbish, AMD XP2700 with an old GeForce 4800 vid card. Keeps the kids happy and if they crash it...OH WELL!:rotfl: My game box stays pollution free! LOL Thanks for the links to the proggies will definately put those into the mix. Wilcke

08-01-07, 04:32 PM	#26
Powerthighs Beach Leaf Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 287 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Yes, just delete the History and it will remove the "remembered" URLs. Also, you can set how many days it keeps remembers websites you have visited. If you set it to 0, it will not store them.

08-01-07, 09:04 PM	#30
Weather-guesser Lieutenant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Albany, New York USA Posts: 260 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	Anyone know where in XP you adjust your virtual memory?? I cant find it for the life of me! __________________ NAVY! It's not just a job. It's a Buck Seventy-Five an hour!