Hi all, Im thinking about upgrading windows 7 to windows 8. PLEASE read the following before replying:
The issue I face (as with all windows past XP) is its memory useage ....
Let me explain first before you rip me a new one:
We all know windows VISTA ate RAM .... the more you had, the...
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A few weeks ago I read somewhere that I can completely disable the swapfile(s) in Win7 if there is enough (=4Gb) physical memory.
So I gave it a try and disabled all swapfiles.....and it works!
Even better I feel a little speedup (especially at shutdown).
So why is this recommendation...
1. if i put my page file swap file temp folder on its own partition, is it best to use fat32? if i remember right fat 32 is fastest just isnt the best for space usage.
2. does reinstalling windows after time (1-2 years) create better performance? im not sure what it is but windows xp and...
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Hey everyone,
I installed a registry edit to put a "Take Ownership" option on the right-click context menu so I could easily swap my uxtheme.dll and related files quickly (Add Take Ownership Option Shortcut in Right Click Menu of Windows 7). It worked great and I swapped out the files with no...
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Moving Pagefile
I put Windows 7 64 bit on a SSD drive with the intention of moving my swapfile to my conventional D Drive. Seems that I no longer have that option. No drives show up in the drive box so I assume that it's either the C drive or nothing. Am I Correct? Thanks. Leon
Guys.... Sorry...