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"Memory Usage" setting in XP; "programs" or "cache"?

post #1 of 11
7/22/06 at 1:50pm
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post #2 of 11
7/23/06 at 5:27am
my simple calculation - if u have more than 768MB ram, leave it to XP to manage ur virtual memory or pagefile so to put it.
leave it to "program setting"
i would not be bothered playing with memory "cache" or "disk" - windows by default would always use ram availability first and then "swaps" when it needs to
http://www.tweakhound.com/xp/xptweaks/supertweaks1.htm makes some good reading

cheers ...
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post #3 of 11
7/23/06 at 2:55pm
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Thank you for that link. I had seen that site before, but because I was not specifically looking for this info at the time, I completely forgot about the great detailed explanations regarding the Page File system.
It really debunks a lot of rumor/myth, by supplying facts along with a comprehensive explanation of how the PF works in XP.

Really good read for everyone.

I consider myself a "novice" XP tweaker. I have taken a lot of advice from eldergeeks.com, blckviper.com, and the like. The more you dig, the more sites you find, but the more contradiction you find, too! (Then it becomes a matter of choosing the source to trust based on the other things they tell you that you know to be true.)

But still, even though I spent nearly two and a half hours reading and tweaking according to the site you supplied, I can't seem to locate information specifically, just, about those two additional settings in System / Advanced / Performance / Settings / Advanced / "Processor scheduling" & "Memory usage".

I did follow your advice and put the Memory usage setting back to "Programs".

Thanks for the help. I'm still on my quest to understand these two settings.
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post #4 of 11
7/23/06 at 6:10pm
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Originally Posted by Psychokitty
... The more you dig, the more sites you find, but the more contradiction you find, too! (Then it becomes a matter of choosing the source to trust based on the other things they tell you that you know to be true.)
that is correct, but i do not believe much in contradiction as much accepting the fact that windows (xp in particular) is getting much much better as far as OS concerns. i do use Linux in // btw
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Originally Posted by Psychokitty
But still, even though I spent nearly two and a half hours reading and tweaking according to the site you supplied, I can't seem to locate information specifically, just, about those two additional settings in System / Advanced / Performance / Settings / Advanced / "Processor scheduling" & "Memory usage". I did follow your advice and put the Memory usage setting back to "Programs". Thanks for the help. I'm still on my quest to understand these two settings.
may be this: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/SupportCD/XPMyths.html would clarify a bit about the 2 settings. one should recognize the fact that xp is still w2k based kernel with lots of improvements. i use the followings tweaks to improve my system apps performance [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\SessionManager\\Executive] And add or edit a DWORD named AdditionalCriticalWorkerThreads. Set it to 10. \t(a) hex AdditionalDelayedWorkerThreads. Set it to 16 \t(6) hex normal disclaimer - bu ur registry 1st! cheers ...
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post #5 of 11
7/23/06 at 8:29pm
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Originally Posted by qhn
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\SessionManager\\Executive]
And add or edit a DWORD named
AdditionalCriticalWorkerThreads. Set it to 10. \t(a) hex
AdditionalDelayedWorkerThreads. Set it to 16 \t(6) hex
What does this tweak do?
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post #6 of 11
7/24/06 at 7:10pm
according to msn - it is to improve multi-tasking performance

cheers ...
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post #7 of 11
7/24/06 at 9:30pm
Best way to improve system speed is to run msconfig and turn off all the little helper programs, and startup stuff. Then leave it in diagnostic mode without a warning. Be carefull you could seriously hose your system
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post #8 of 11
7/24/06 at 10:08pm
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Be carefull you could seriously hose your system
It's really not the "best" way to speed up your system then, is it?

I am looking for information on JUST THOSE TWO SETTINGS!
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post #9 of 11
7/24/06 at 10:14pm
Ask, and you shall receive:

http://www.windowsitlibrary.com/Content/69/06/1.html

Not a very detailed explanation, but it also talks about a bunch of other registry settings.

EDIT: 16 decimal != 6 hex (as stated above). Personally, I have the delayed worker threads value set to 6.

Regards,

zakaluka2.
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post #10 of 11
7/25/06 at 9:55am
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In researching this pair of tweaks I have read where someone had set them both at 2,5,10,and 10 & 16 like qhn's setting.

I'll look at your link now...
(thanks!)

-That's one I found yesterday. I did about half or 2/3rds the tweaks there.
I haven't maxed out my system yet to see a difference.
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post #11 of 11
7/25/06 at 7:02pm
i knew that i've read this somewhere before :-)
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Originally Posted by Psychokitty
... I'm wondering if setting the Memory Usage to "cache" will make these photo-intense programs run better or faster.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../wperfch7.mspx makes a good reading - but as mentioned before, XP has come a long way even though it is w2k based, and I suspect that all the whistles and bells are already being integrated. cheers ...
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