Skirmish with .NET Framework versions 2.0, 3.0, 3.5 follow..

[jewboy]

no swap file due to 4GB this guy thought it's OK, but I dont think. I think
he needs a swap file

[william yanaire, esq]

"JEWboy" <Nojunkmetalblade@nojunkprodigy.net> wrote in message
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> no swap file due to 4GB this guy thought it's OK, but I dont think. I
> think he needs a swap file

You are 100% right. You don't think.

IDIOT

[ken blake, mvp]

On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:00:36 +0100, "Doug"
<doug@FAKEpleasereplytogroup.com> wrote:


> Off topic, when I took my box in to the manufacturer to have an extra 2GB
> fitted to make 4GB, I was surprised when I got it home to find the
> technician had removed the swap file. After trying it with a fixed swap file
> of around 9GB and reading up about it, I decided that opinion was evenly
> divided and that he was probably right.



He was not right.


> The space is welcome, the disc
> thrashing reduced, everything seems faster, and PerfectDisk has less
> defragging to do.


There's no reason to have a fixed size. There's no advantage to not
having a page file, and often a disadvantage.

1. If you don't have a page file, you can't use all the RAM you have.
That's because Windows preallocates virtual memory in anticipation of
a possible need for it, even though that allocated virtual memory may
never be used. Without a page file, that allocation has to be made in
real memory, thus tying up that memory and preventing it from being
used for any purpose.

2. There is never a benefit in not having a page file. If it isn't
needed, it won't be used. Don't confuse allocated memory with used
memory.

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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[ken blake, mvp]

On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:19:19 +0100, "Doug"
<doug@FAKEpleasereplytogroup.com> wrote:

> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:s95l351bogq2d89t2u2gj0eocmn67b1v1l@4ax.com...
> > On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:00:36 +0100, "Doug"
> > <doug@FAKEpleasereplytogroup.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Off topic, when I took my box in to the manufacturer to have an extra 2GB
> >> fitted to make 4GB, I was surprised when I got it home to find the
> >> technician had removed the swap file. After trying it with a fixed swap
> >> file
> >> of around 9GB and reading up about it, I decided that opinion was evenly
> >> divided and that he was probably right.
> >
> > He was not right.
> >
> >> The space is welcome, the disc
> >> thrashing reduced, everything seems faster, and PerfectDisk has less
> >> defragging to do.
> >
> > There's no reason to have a fixed size. There's no advantage to not
> > having a page file, and often a disadvantage.
> >
> > 1. If you don't have a page file, you can't use all the RAM you have.
> > That's because Windows preallocates virtual memory in anticipation of
> > a possible need for it, even though that allocated virtual memory may
> > never be used. Without a page file, that allocation has to be made in
> > real memory, thus tying up that memory and preventing it from being
> > used for any purpose.
> >
> > 2. There is never a benefit in not having a page file. If it isn't
> > needed, it won't be used. Don't confuse allocated memory with used
> > memory.
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>
> Thanks, Ken, I shall certainly give this further attention.


You're welcome. Glad to help.

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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