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How do I keep XP Kernel memory un paged?

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thenew3

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I noticed in task manager that about 90% of my kernel memory is paged to disk and only 10% is non paged, while my friends XP machine has about 30% paged to disk and 70% non paged.

With more kernel memory not paged, the system seems to run faster/smoother.

so the question is, how do I get my kernel memory not to page to disk? Both systems have 512megs of ram, and on my, 400+ megs of physical ram is not used after boot, while my friends have only about 200 megs not used after boot.

Is there a registry tweak for this? I couldn't find anything at tweakxp

Thanks

 
Maybe this will help ya (thanks to google!)...

DisablePagingExecutive default setting was "set" when RAM was precious and scarce. Portions of system code and device drivers can be paged to disk when the system needs more page frames in RAM. The system slows when it next needs that code or drivers since it must load them from the page file. The system stops while the required code is swapped in or out of RAM dependent on very long hard drive access times. If you have more than sufficient RAM, disabling paging will speed the system overall. I am not sure I would turn on this option with less than 512M, at least for W2K and XP Pro. A CPU intensive setting.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager
Key: Memory Management
Name: DisablePagingExecutive
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0 paging allowed
Value: 1 paging disallowed
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this the same as setting "no paging file" in system properties\performance options\virtual memory ?
good luck
 
Originally posted by: chuck340
this the same as setting "no paging file" in system properties\performance options\virtual memory ?
good luck
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No, it's not the same setting. The one I posted is supposed to keep the Windows kernel from being put in the swap file, while your setting prevents a swap file from being used in the first place (not a good idea, btw).
 
Kernel memory is not the same as the executive, which is the kernel itself more or less. Kernel memory is paged when it's not been used in a very long time or when memory is tight.

More than likely there's some other reason your friend's system seems smoother than yours.
 
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