Comments on: Keep Windows operating data in main memory http://www.windowsvistaplace.com/keep-windows-operating-data-in-main-memory/windows Install all the software and drivers you need for compatible windows vista. Best articles, reviews and videos Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:28:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Larry Miller http://www.windowsvistaplace.com/keep-windows-operating-data-in-main-memory/windows#comment-12855 Larry Miller Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:55:25 +0000 http://www.windowsvistaplace.com/keep-windows-operating-data-in-main-memory/windows#comment-12855 If you have a reasonable amount of memory this tweak will do essentially nothing. This setting effects only a small portion of the kernel, known as the executive. By default Windows is able to page this out if necessary, but it will only do this under heavy memory pressure. When this occurs it is usually best to allow Windows to make it's own decisions. As for the statement that Windows does this periodically - how could anyone possibly know this. There is nothing in Task Manager or Performance Monitor that will tell you this. This is nothing more than a quess, based on a faulty understanding of how things work. This setting was of some value on Windows98 and older systems. On modern systems it is of no real interest except for a few very unusual situations. Larry Miller Microsoft MCSA If you have a reasonable amount of memory this tweak will do essentially nothing. This setting effects only a small portion of the kernel, known as the executive. By default Windows is able to page this out if necessary, but it will only do this under heavy memory pressure. When this occurs it is usually best to allow Windows to make it’s own decisions. As for the statement that Windows does this periodically - how could anyone possibly know this. There is nothing in Task Manager or Performance Monitor that will tell you this. This is nothing more than a quess, based on a faulty understanding of how things work.

This setting was of some value on Windows98 and older systems. On modern systems it is of no real interest except for a few very unusual situations.

Larry Miller
Microsoft MCSA

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