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WinXP swap file question / problem. | by AndyA | 2009-02-10 09:43:50 |
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With that much memory, I see no reason why you can | by mpicklesimer1 | 2009-02-10 10:24:07 |
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I tried. It still used 720MB of swap. | by AndyA | 2009-02-10 10:52:05 |
| Task manager sucks |
by Menetlaus |
2009-02-10 12:33:22 |
Looking at my task manager it says I have a total of 2GB Physical memory, with 1.3GB Available and 1GB in System Cache... I have no idea where that additional 300MB of ram comes from.
Similar happens under Commit charge. Looking around online it says this section is the total used by ram AND swap, yet my task manager says I'm currently using 500MB.
Notice the discrepancy? 1GB of physical memory in use under System cache yet the total commit charge (ram+swap) reports only half of that.
On top of that, the graph for PF usage is from the Commit charge total so if what I read is correct that graph is actually reporting for both ram and PF NOT what's in use by the PF. All in all I've never really trusted the task manager to report accurate numbers.
Better way to check for the swap file is to look at the root of the drive where the swapfile is located. You may have to un-hide the protected OS files in order to see it. (or run cmd.exe go to the root of the drive and enter "dir /a:s") the file is called Pagefile.sys. If it doesn't exist then the swapfile has been disabled.
Though you /should/ be able to tell in the task manager... if the total physical memory matches the Commit charge limit, then the swap is probably disabled. On this system (2GB ram, 2GB pagefile) it shows 2GB physical memory and 4GB CC. |
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Cache isn't "commit charge" | by hobbs | 2009-02-10 13:22:40 |
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Correction: | by hobbs | 2009-02-10 13:24:40 |
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