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Comprehensive Guide to the Windows Paging File

Posted by Zonk on from the overly-blessed-with-RAM dept.

busfahrer writes "Adrian's Rojak Pot has a nice article about the internals of the Windows paging file. It explains what a paging file is and lists the differences between a swapfile and a paging file. But first and foremost, a large part of the article deals with the various methods of optimizing the Windows paging file, thus yielding a notable performance gain for people who are not overly blessed with RAM."

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  1. Re:Windows paging File... by k4_pacific · · Score: 5, Funny

    Picks up red phone.
    Hello?
    Voice on phone: No, the white phone.
    picks up white phone.
    Hello?
    PA system: Would Mr. File please pick up one of the white courtesy phones?
    (shouting) I've got it!
    PA system: Thank you

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  2. Re:Defrag first, man. by vp_development · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...She does not have Administrator privileges on my box...


    This seems unfair since I'm assuming you have admin privs on her box

  3. Re:Defrag first, man. by Clay+Pigeon+-TPF-VS- · · Score: 5, Funny

    What are you talking about?! Men never have admin privs on a woman's box.

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  4. Re:WTF by halivar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Frankly, I'm impressed you even clicked on the link.

  5. Re:Defrag first, man. by dfn5 · · Score: 5, Funny
    What are you talking about?! Men never have admin privs on a woman's box.

    At least, not after marriage.

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  6. Re:Defrag first, man. by dzym · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's called "root" privileges. Thanks.