Memory Tweak...
(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: silent h3ro
Windows XP Memory:
These Settings will fine tune your systems memory
management -atleast 256MB of ram recccomended
go to start\run\regedit -and then to the following key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management
1.DisablePagingExecutive -double click it and in the decimal put a 1 - this allows XP to keep data in memory now instead of paging sections of ram to harddrive yeilds faster performance.
2.LargeSystemCache- double click it and change the decimal to 1 -this allows XP Kernal to Run in memory improves system performance alot
3.create a new dword and name it IOPageLockLimit - double click it and set the value in hex - 4000 if you have 128MB of ram or set it to 10000 if you have 256MB set it to 40000 if you have more than 512MB of ram -this tweak will speed up your disckcache
Reboot and watch your system fly ..happy tweakin :)
I Got this information from here (http://www.blackhaloinc.com/tweaks/).
Posted by: maskawaih
:huh: is it ok if i do this over windows 2000? or win 98?
Posted by: tesco
i did those tweaks yesterday read it somewhere else but i never got a chance to try it...after applying the next time i restarted was to format. :lol:
anyway thanks for reminding me to try them again.
and @maskawaih, the guide i read was for windows xp and 2000 so for 2000 it should be fine.
Posted by: Spicker
ill do this when i format, which is hopefully this week ;)
Posted by: DarkNess4Ever
I just tried the tweak for the 128mb iof ram and it didn't speed my pc up at all can any one help with this? also i am running windows xp corp with sp 2.
Posted by: silent h3ro
Originally posted by DarkNess4Ever@18 August 2004 - 22:45
I just tried the tweak for the 128mb iof ram and it didn't speed my pc up at all can any one help with this?* also i am running windows xp corp with sp 2.
Read the first post carefully. It says atleast 256mb ram reccommended. ;) I'm sure it helped you out but not much.
Posted by: DarkNess4Ever
oic i must have just missed that part sry.
Posted by: tesco
Originally posted by DarkNess4Ever@18 August 2004 - 21:54
oic i must have just missed that part sry.
might have actually made it worse...i think u should change it back. ;)
Posted by: silent h3ro
Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004+18 August 2004 - 23:07--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ROSSCO_2004 @ 18 August 2004 - 23:07)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-DarkNess4Ever@18 August 2004 - 21:54
oic i must have just missed that part sry.
might have actually made it worse...i think u should change it back. ;) [/b][/quote]
3.create a new dword and name it IOPageLockLimit - double click it and set the value in hex - 4000 if you have 128MB of ram or set it to 10000 if you have 256MB set it to 40000 if you have more than 512MB of ram -this tweak will speed up your disckcache
You should only do step 3, DarkNess4Ever...
Posted by: DarkNess4Ever
Ok i just changed it do i change it to hex and number 0? is that right?
Posted by: silent h3ro
Originally posted by DarkNess4Ever@18 August 2004 - 23:14
Ok i just changed it do i change it to hex and number 0? is that right?
Yes that is correct.
Posted by: DarkNess4Ever
Will it run faster if i do step 3?
Posted by: silent h3ro
Originally posted by DarkNess4Ever@18 August 2004 - 23:16
Will it run faster if i do step 3?
It should. :)
Posted by: DarkNess4Ever
OK i did step 3, going to restart and report back
Posted by: Tormentor
hmmmm, im a little nervous about this... first time i rebooted it BSOD'd on me. Seems fine now. And faster by the way.
Posted by: silent h3ro
Originally posted by Tormentor@18 August 2004 - 23:21
it BSOD'd on me.
That never happened to me. Wierd. :blink:
Posted by: tesco
Originally posted by Tormentor@18 August 2004 - 22:21
hmmmm, im a little nervous about this... first time i rebooted it BSOD'd on me. Seems fine now. And faster by the way.
mine's faster too.
don't know if it's just in my head but winamp seemed to open in about .2 seconds.. :blink:
Posted by: Tormentor
Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004+18 August 2004 - 20:48--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ROSSCO_2004 @ 18 August 2004 - 20:48)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Tormentor@18 August 2004 - 22:21
hmmmm, im a little nervous about this... first time i rebooted it BSOD'd on me. Seems fine now. And faster by the way.
mine's faster too.
don't know if it's just in my head but winamp seemed to open in about .2 seconds.. :blink: [/b][/quote]
Yeah, now netscape opens instantly and now i can run more programs with less slowdown. :rolleyes:
Posted by: silent h3ro
Fast Photoshop! :D
Posted by: Tormentor
Wow, usually after about an hours use my computer usually slows down but not anymore. :o
Posted by: tesco
Originally posted by HardcoreGamer@18 August 2004 - 23:28
Fast Photoshop! :D
mine's not...it actually seems...slower. :o
:(
Posted by: Tormentor
Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004+18 August 2004 - 22:28--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ROSSCO_2004 @ 18 August 2004 - 22:28)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-HardcoreGamer@18 August 2004 - 23:28
Fast Photoshop! :D
mine's not...it actually seems...slower. :o
:( [/b][/quote]
:o Kick his ass!
Posted by: Orange_Boy
So if i do step 3 only what would my 768mb be ? near 1gb?
one problem u say i have to create a new IOPageLockLimit wel i have allready got one ? can i just mod that and change it to 40000?
it did fuck all sorry but i thought u said it would improve
Posted by: maskawaih
:angry: :angry: :angry:
my win xp... cant be open after tweaked. its works tho in win2000. :angry:
now i have installed win xp back on other partition. :( <_< :frusty: :ghostface:
Posted by: silent h3ro
Originally posted by maskawaih@19 August 2004 - 20:33
:angry:* :angry:* :angry:
my win xp... cant be open after tweaked. its works tho in win2000.* :angry:
now i have installed win xp back on other partition.* :(* <_<* :frusty:* :ghostface:
Wait nevermind. It did'ent work in Windows XP? :blink: Did you follow the steps correctly? :unsure:
Posted by: pc-gamer-dude
those tweaks work great! thx for posting them!
Posted by: tesco
Originally posted by maskawaih@19 August 2004 - 19:33
:angry: :angry: :angry:
my win xp... cant be open after tweaked. its works tho in win2000. :angry:
now i have installed win xp back on other partition. :( <_< :frusty: :ghostface:
what was it that happened to you?
does it boot then when the logon screen is supposed to appear...nothing..?
Posted by: maskawaih
followed correctly. the third step i made it 40000 as 512mb ram. then when about to load (with that logon things) something pop out. it says something2 missing because couldnt save yada yada... FYI i installed service pack 1. *sigh*
Posted by: peat moss
Originally posted by maskawaih@19 August 2004 - 16:52
followed correctly. the third step i made it 40000 as 512mb ram. then when about to load (with that logon things) something pop out. it says something2 missing because couldnt save yada yada... FYI i installed service pack 1. *sigh*
Me too with 512 mb memory had to repair install from cd boot. Still fucking with my ATI drivers. Will reformat this weeked I guess. :lol: Basterd would not load in safe mode either.
Posted by: tesco
Originally posted by peat moss+19 August 2004 - 23:21--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (peat moss @ 19 August 2004 - 23:21)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-maskawaih@19 August 2004 - 16:52
followed correctly. the third step i made it 40000 as 512mb ram. then when about to load (with that logon things) something pop out. it says something2 missing because couldnt save yada yada... FYI i installed service pack 1. *sigh*
Me too with 512 mb memory had to repair install from cd boot. Still fucking with my ATI drivers. Will reformat this weeked I guess. :lol: Basterd would not load in safe mode either. [/b][/quote]
hmm well it seems like it's happeneing to everyone with 512mb of ram. :unsure:
except that after i formatted i had no problems with the patch.
Posted by: Tormentor
Man has this backfired.
Posted by: tesco
Originally posted by Tormentor@19 August 2004 - 23:29
Man has this backfired.
for u too?
Posted by: peat moss
Thought it was just me . Fucks up system/ 32 folder big time . My little fingers got tired pushing the fffing ok button. On the errors . :lol: Deletes system restore and desktop settings aswell. Mabey set to 3500 wtith 512 mb ? But repair install fixed for me. Ati drivers were lost tho. I still have it tweaked tho.
Posted by: lynx
DisablePagingExecutive was already set at 1
IOPageLockLimit was set at 20000, increased to 40000
LargeSystemCache changed to 1
Result - no change at all (or probably worse).
For information, the LargeSystemCache option is altered by
Control Panel/System/Advanced, Performance Settings/Advanced/Memory Usage.
If you are doing a LOT of file access, you need that set to 1, but your progs will get paged more. Otherwise leave it at 0 so there is more memory for your programs.
BTW, I've got 512MB Memory, so I don't think that's the problem. Could it be related to Pagefile size? Mine is locked at 384MB.
Posted by: Spicker
Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004+20 August 2004 - 05:28--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ROSSCO_2004 @ 20 August 2004 - 05:28)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Originally posted by peat moss@19 August 2004 - 23:21
<!--QuoteBegin-maskawaih@19 August 2004 - 16:52
followed correctly. the third step i made it 40000 as 512mb ram. then when about to load (with that logon things) something pop out. it says something2 missing because couldnt save yada yada... FYI i installed service pack 1. *sigh*
Me too with 512 mb memory had to repair install from cd boot. Still fucking with my ATI drivers. Will reformat this weeked I guess. :lol: Basterd would not load in safe mode either.
hmm well it seems like it's happeneing to everyone with 512mb of ram. :unsure:
except that after i formatted i had no problems with the patch. [/b][/quote]
hehe gud thing i didnt put the tweak in yet :)
for once god is on my side :D
Posted by: pc-gamer-dude
i have 512mbs of ram and the tweak worked perfect for me. r u sure u other ppl didnt fuck up something else while u were in ur registry?
Posted by: silent h3ro
What the FUCK is happening to everyones computers? I have 512MB of ram and it works perfectly. I don't understand. :blink:
Posted by: Gurahl
Worked like a charm for me! Thxs
I've got 512 mb RAM btw.
ooooo!I posted in Hardwareworld! :fear:
Posted by: peat moss
Originally posted by pc-gamer-dude@20 August 2004 - 10:17
i have 512mbs of ram and the tweak worked perfect for me. r u sure u other ppl didnt fuck up something else while u were in ur registry?
I can't explain it either . I have done many reg tweaks in the past with no ill affects.
@Gurahl And a fine post it is too! :)
Posted by: maskawaih
:frusty:
like peat moss says, CLIK CLICK CLICK CLICK!!!!
now i am using win xp pro with sp2 integrated.
Posted by: peat moss
Well , found this from another post , about tweaking and ATI cards. :lol:
http://www.tweakxp.com/display.aspx?id=1509
Posted by: silent h3ro
Originally posted by peat moss@21 August 2004 - 12:09
Well , found this from another post , about tweaking and ATI cards. :lol:
http://www.tweakxp.com/display.aspx?id=1509
Omg, its the same! :lol:
Posted by: peat moss
Originally posted by HardcoreGamer+21 August 2004 - 10:37--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (HardcoreGamer @ 21 August 2004 - 10:37)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-peat moss@21 August 2004 - 12:09
Well , found this from another post , about tweaking and ATI cards. :lol:
http://www.tweakxp.com/display.aspx?id=1509
Omg, its the same! :lol: [/b][/quote]
Ya it's a great tweak. Damn ATI ! :lol: It makes you wonder why we can't edit our Topics. You know put in don't try this at home , or If you have a ATI card use at your own risk . :)