XP Memory Manager does not use unused phyical memory first!!!

[Guest]

The XP Memory Manager does not use "unused(free) physical memory" before
using the page file on the hard drive. Is there a registry setting I can use
that will modify that?

 

[Ted Zieglar]

How did you arrive at that astonishing conclusion?

And what is the XP Memory Manager? I'm not familiar with it.

 

[John R Weiss]

He probably looked at the Task Manager and found he has plenty of free RAM but
non-zero page file use for virtually every running process. For example, I
currently have over 1.3 GB free RAM, but the page file use is over 500 MB right
now.

The "XP Memory Manager" is the sum of the routines built into the XP OS to
manage physical and virtual memory usage. You can note the reference to such
memory management in Control Panel | System | Advanced | Performance | Advanced
| Virtual Memory | Change

So, now that YOUR questions are answered, how about either providing a real
answer or admitting you don't know jack.

 

[Guest]

It controls how memory is used, etc. I've been watching counters in the
Performance Window. I have years of experience with W98.
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[Guest]

Why isn't there a Wxp Registry setting such as ConservativeSwapFileUsage=1
which I use under W98?
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[Ted Zieglar]

"I have years of experience with W98."

How nice. However, this is Windows XP.

 

[Guest]

Was that necessary Ted? Neither was John's cut at you either, but
discounting someone's experience in their face is no better than John.