Caching

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Kevin

Hi,

I have a problem with my Windows 2000 Pro computer. I
have a limited hard drive space (7GB), yes I know it's not
a lot, but this is what I'm stuck with. So, I notice that
when I run a program, or view Internet Pages, all the
caching goes DIRECTLY TO MY HARD DRIVE SPACE, making it
uber slow. Shouldn't the my RAM handle these kinds of
data instead of my hard-drive?

Please post (prefferbly send to my e-mail).
Thanks.
 
Kevin

Caching of programs are made mainly in RAM, but you still need a paging
file, in order to not get memory related errors. Ensure that your initial
paging file size is at least 1.5 x RAM, else the paging file will expand,
and this is a slow process.

Use the System tool in Control Panel to change the paging file settings :
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click System.
Click the Advanced tab.
Click Performance Options.
Click Change.
Click the drive on which you want to modify the paging file.
Type the appropriate values in the Initial Size and/or Maximum Size boxes,
and then click Set.
Click OK, click OK, and then click OK.


About Internet pages, no, they are stored on disk, in order to remain until
you start IE next time. You can reduce the cache size in "Tools\Internet
Options...\General\Temporary Internet Files".

Best regards

Bjorn
 
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