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- Problem
- Hello i have a problem i cant get a single descent 3d game to work have latest video drivers computer good enough to run them much better than required can some1 point me in the right direction occiously when i click on the games it half loads then comes up...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, look-4-more@..., swap file, paging, computer
- Discussion threads 2007-11-09
- Protect your endpoint devices from swap and hibernation file data leaks
- Many organizations are becoming very conscientious when it comes to protecting sensitive data. The release of personally identifiable information PII, electronic protected health information ePHI, intellectual property, and authentication information (e.g. passwords) can be very damaging. However, there are two areas on Windows and Linux workstations that can...
- Tags: Windows, Security, It Management, HIPAA, data theft, Computer Forensics
- Blog posts 2007-05-10
- How much virtual memory with 2 GB RAM
- I know this is an old discussion but I have recently upgraded from 1 GB to 2 GB RAM. How big must the swap file be then? I have read so many different opinions that I have no idea whatsoever. I play games and I have 2x Geforce 7800GTX (in...
- Tags: virtual memory, memory, marja@..., GB RAM, swap file, windows, game, RAM
- Discussion threads 2007-02-13
- Understanding swap size in Windows 2000 Server
- Not very usefulI'm disappointed in this article. First of all, it's basic information that just about any technically savvy Windows user will know. If a server admi doesn't know it, then he/she is in big trouble....Next, it references a version
- Tags: hardware, windows, rasilon, server, swap file, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, memory, RAM, Click-on
- Discussion threads 2006-12-12
- Defrag
- First, open MSCONFIG from the run dialog box. On the Startup tab, uncheck everything except your firewall, spyware and AV apps, reboot, defrag.If defrag still won't run, disable Virtual memory (double-click the System icon in Control Panel, Performance tab, click the Virtual Memory button, select "let me specify...", then select...
- Tags: nu4ever, RAM, Swap File, Virtual Memory, windows
- Q&A 2006-08-09
- hard disk problems
- hellomy hard disk space is 40GB, i have two partitions on it, one for linux (25GB) and the remaining for windows (15GB). The problem is that the windows partition space is continously decreasing, without me installing or adding anything that takes space !for example, i check the free space on...
- Tags: a_khalil83@..., hard drive, hardware, infection, Microsoft Windows, Swap File, window
- Q&A 2006-06-25
- Invalid Page fault in Win 98 SE#
- I am trying to get Preplogic's A+ hardware practice test to work on an old PC:200 MHz Pentium64 MB ram]13 GB HDI get the following message when try to start the program:TESTENGINE caused an invalid page fault inmodule HPFWIN08.DLL at 0013:000064ca.Registers:EAX=11a70000 CS=5aaf EIP=000064ca EFLGS=00000297EBX=00000000 SS=11a7 ESP=0000b870 EBP=0000b876ECX=00000000 DS=5a77 ESI=00000000...
- Tags: Invalid Page Fault, jmellis@..., Microsoft Windows 98, Swap File, windows
- Q&A 2005-10-09
- Page file question
- We have set the min and max page file settings on some of our windows server 2003 boxes. Yet the page file size remains the same (and it is well below what we set the minimum to.you must reboot for those changes to take effectA couple of things here...
- Tags: Memory, RAM, Swap File
- Q&A 2005-07-12
- Free space on hard drive
- One of my computers, running Windows 98 SE, has a 4.3 GB SCSI HDD.I regularly delete all the temporary internet files and all other temporary files.However, whether I enter through "My Computer" or use chkdsk in DOS, the amount of free space can jump up or down by several hundred...
- Tags: hard drive, jardinier, memory, Microsoft Windows, swap file, windows
- Q&A 2005-01-18
- Configure IT Quick: Rid your Windows 98/Me clients of the dynamic swap file
- Improve Windows 98/Mes overall performance by configuring the operating system to use a permanent swap fileWindows 98 and Windows Me are configured by default to use a dynamic swap file. Having a dynamic swap file allows the operating system to enlarge and shrink the swap file as the application’s needs...
- Tags: Operating systems, information technology, Microsoft Corp., Greg Shultz, swap file, Microsoft Windows, hard drive
- Technical articles 2002-08-22
- Swap files: The truth is out there
- Documentation offers a lot of opinions regarding swap files and paging files. What are the best settings for Windows 2000, NT, and 9x? In this Daily Drill Down, Michael Freeman clears up the confusion.As a trainer and consultant in the computer field, I see over 10,000 clients a year. I...
- Tags: Operating systems, Michael Freeman, Microsoft Windows, paging, memory, swap file, RAM, hard drive
- Technical articles 2001-01-04
- A primer on swap files
- In this Daily Feature, Jeff Davis provides a brief history of the swap file, as well as some tips for managing the swap file to improve performance.When you’re troubleshooting a Windows system that runs slowly, or frequently hangs up or “freezes,” one component of your Windows configuration might be to...
- Tags: Operating systems, Jeff Davis, swap file, Microsoft Windows, RAM, memory, Virtual Memory
- Technical articles 2000-10-18
- Speed up your Windows 9x startup
- With some simple changes to your system, you can make a real improvement to your Windows 9x startup time. In this article, Paul Suiter shows you how.When you’re in a hurry, waiting for your PC to start up can take what seems like an eternity. However, with a few simple...
- Tags: Paul Suiter, Microsoft Windows, simple change, swap file, hard drive
- Technical articles 2000-04-06
Additional Resources
- Tech Tip: Move the swap file to another drive
- Disk space can easily become a nightmare, especially on system drives of older servers. Since most Windows NT system drives are limited to 4 GB, running services from other volumes and preserving that space is very attractive. ...
- Tags: Guest Contributor, Windows NT Newsletter, File, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT, Operating Systems, Software
- Technical articles 2003-12-08
- Tech Tip: Move the swap file to another drive
- Moving swap file to network drive?Hello,I'm trying to move the swap files on a Windows 2003 server to a targa network NFS drive. Don't ask me why I just have to do what I'm told. I went to the virtual memory properties under performance and I'm only able to select...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Servers, flakid62@...
- Discussion threads 2007-06-08
- Disk Space
- I have a Dell PE2950 with a Raid 5 using 4 250GB Sata2 drives on a server 2003 standard R2 operating system. Windows shows the disk with 188GB of free space but if i highlight everything on the drive and check the properties there is only 150GB being used...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, jpknox287@...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-31
- Moving swap file to network drive?
- Hello,I'm trying to move the swap files on a Windows 2003 server to a targa network NFS drive. Don't ask me why I just have to do what I'm told. I went to the virtual memory properties under performance and I'm only able to select one of the disk drives.If...
- Tags: Performance management, flakid62@..., Microsoft Windows, network
- Discussion threads 2007-06-08
- ORA-04030 doesn't always mean you're running out of RAM
- Because...... at the level that the SQL engine that throws the error runs at, swap and physical memory are indistinguishable. For example try just filling up a string in memory with junk. When you run out swap space, your app will throw an out of memory error because the OS...
- Tags: Memory, Justin James, RAM
- Discussion threads 2007-09-17
- why the large swap file
- Thanks for taking the time to have a look at this.The issue is as follows: I have 2 Gb of ram on my computer and WinXp is continuously using swap space rather than all available ram memory. Not only is it slow, but it just %#$&* me off. ...
- Tags: Memory, RAM
- Q&A 2004-11-26
- Soft191 RAM Deframenter (exe)
- Essentially a memory defragmenter which will allocate some RAM, making Windows swap all data in RAM to the swap file. The memory is then released, so Windows will restore the data to RAM without any fragmentation. The program resides in the system tray, and can be started automatically when Windows...
- Tags: System Tray, RAM, Microsoft Windows, Memory, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2007-05-17
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