Seven and pagefile

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Good evening to you all,
I have a Sony Vaio with Win7 64 bits, 6BG RAM. Can I get rid of the virtual
memory (pagefile) and set it to 0?
Thanks in advance
JL
 
Good evening to you all,
I have a Sony Vaio with Win7 64 bits, 6BG RAM. Can I get rid of the virtual
memory (pagefile) and set it to 0?
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Can you? Yes.

Should you? No, definitely not.


Note the following:

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.
 
Thanks Doc.
Once again, one can feel the abyssal difference between the highly skilled
professional and merely competent amateur.
Keep well
JL
 
Thanks Doc.
Once again, one can feel the abyssal difference between the highly skilled
professional and merely competent amateur.
Keep well
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You're welcome. Glad to help.
 
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