Re: System Cache Too Big - 219/512 MB. Help!

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"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The gentleman is talking about the "system cache", not the swapfile. Two
entirely different things.

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"John" <John@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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webcrawler wrote:
Hi. First of all, I need to know if a 219 MB System Cache, twice the
size of available memory, is normal. You could check your own values in
Task Manager.

Then, I need to know how to set the System Cache to something a little
less, if possible. There are settings in
HKLM/...CurrentControlSet/Control/...Memory Management/size, but I don't
dare to touch the cache size and number of pages.

Memory Management is set to Programs in Windows.

Thanks a lot for comments.
Steve


I prefer 2.5*memory minimum but it really depends on how much actual
memory you have vs. the apps that you typically run. If you have, say 2GB
memory, you may not need swap at all.

This comp has an entire partition 5x the memory installed. I did it to
prevent fragmentation and to minimize disk head movement. 3+ years later
I am satisfied that I am getting the most out of this P4 2.4. It turns
out that its also handy if you multi-boot as all modern Windows OS's can
use the same partition for swap space. And any way I have way more disk
space than I need - LOL.

Bottom line ... don't worry about it, let Windows manage it as it sees
fit.

John




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