Seven and pagefile

[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?
Thanks in advance
JL

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

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?

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.

 

[JL]

Thanks Doc.
Once again, one can feel the abyssal difference between the highly skilled
professional and merely competent amateur.
Keep well
JL

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Thanks Doc.
Once again, one can feel the abyssal difference between the highly skilled
professional and merely competent amateur.
Keep well

You're welcome. Glad to help.