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Old 01-05-2006, 02:18 AM
Vic Baron
 
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Default Do I really need a paging file?

One of the computer mags suggested turning off the page file if you have
more than 1G RAM. Would this be of any benefit actually?

Vic

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Old 01-05-2006, 02:18 AM
Bob I
 
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Default Re: Do I really need a paging file?

Nope, and may even toss up odd problems for some software.

Vic Baron wrote:

> One of the computer mags suggested turning off the page file if you have
> more than 1G RAM. Would this be of any benefit actually?
>
> Vic
>


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Old 01-05-2006, 02:18 AM
Wesley Vogel
 
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Default Re: Do I really need a paging file?

No.

See...
Can the Virtual Memory be turned off on a really large machine?
here...
Virtual Memory in Windows XP
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm

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In news:ubhUy51%23FHA.1124@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
Vic Baron <vgbaron@hotmail.com> hunted and pecked:
> One of the computer mags suggested turning off the page file if you have
> more than 1G RAM. Would this be of any benefit actually?
>
> Vic
>
> --
> There are 10 kinds of people - those who understand binary and those who
> don't

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Old 01-05-2006, 02:18 AM
Vic Baron
 
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Default Re: Do I really need a paging file?

Great article - explains what I was wondering about. I shall leave it alone.

Thanx!

Vic

"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:ewGGtF4%23FHA.1048@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> No.
>
> See...
> Can the Virtual Memory be turned off on a really large machine?
> here...
> Virtual Memory in Windows XP
> http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:ubhUy51%23FHA.1124@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
> Vic Baron <vgbaron@hotmail.com> hunted and pecked:
>> One of the computer mags suggested turning off the page file if you have
>> more than 1G RAM. Would this be of any benefit actually?
>>
>> Vic
>>
>> --
>> There are 10 kinds of people - those who understand binary and those who
>> don't



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Old 01-05-2006, 02:18 AM
Wesley Vogel
 
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Default Re: Do I really need a paging file?

Lots of good stuff there. Here's the home page, if you haven't already
found it.

http://www.aumha.org/

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:uXQXZ74%23FHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl,
Vic Baron <vgbaron@hotmail.com> hunted and pecked:
> Great article - explains what I was wondering about. I shall leave it
> alone.
>
> Thanx!
>
> Vic
>
> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:ewGGtF4%23FHA.1048@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> No.
>>
>> See...
>> Can the Virtual Memory be turned off on a really large machine?
>> here...
>> Virtual Memory in Windows XP
>> http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:ubhUy51%23FHA.1124@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
>> Vic Baron <vgbaron@hotmail.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> One of the computer mags suggested turning off the page file if you have
>>> more than 1G RAM. Would this be of any benefit actually?
>>>
>>> Vic
>>>
>>> --
>>> There are 10 kinds of people - those who understand binary and those who
>>> don't


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