Optimization Idea

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Miguel Angelo

Hi All,

I just want to leave a optimization idea for any
Windows version, i used it and it works great.

The disk drive tends to defrag a lot even on windows
2000/XP, even without installing nothing.

Create 2 partitions one to contain the swap file, and one
for the temporary files, change the swap into one
partition, and all temporary files into another
partiotion.
To change the temporary files, change the tmp ; temp
variables into the partition, and also change the
IExplorer, Mozilla, Netscape or any program files into
the temporary files partition, then defrag the disk and
vouala a little faster windows, with no disk
fragmentation problem

If possible would also advice to put the swap file on
another disk to balance the load.

Another optimization was to change to Linux but that's
another ball game hehehe

Stay happy
Miguel Angelo
 
Miguel said:
I just want to leave a optimization idea for any
Windows version, i used it and it works great.

The disk drive tends to defrag a lot even on windows
2000/XP, even without installing nothing.

Create 2 partitions one to contain the swap file, and one
for the temporary files, change the swap into one
partition, and all temporary files into another
partiotion.
Click to expand...

It is not a very good idea to have the page file on a separate
partition on the same physical drive. Provided it is started on a drive
that is properly defragged (including having free space contiguous), and
the initial size is set large enough to cover the size it will get to in
normal use, then it is better left in C:. The reason is that the
biggest overhead in getting at the file is seek time - so it is best as
near the 'action' as possible, which is normally in C:. If you have two
physical drives, then on the most used partition of the second one
(again ensuring that it has an adequate initial size to avoid
fragmentation.

Mind you with the amount of actual traffic on a machine with a large RAM
(say 384MB up) it is a pretty academic point anyway.
 
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