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    With PageFile turned OFF but with USB ReadyBoost, still a page file?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by laggedout, Jul 10, 2009.

  1. laggedout

    laggedout Notebook Consultant

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    I am looking into my windows task manager.

    I have Page File on my primary disk turned completely off. In fact I dont have page file. I am running a USB readyboost (3.5GB dedicated).

    My task manager says there is still a pagefile, reading roughly 1000M/3000M.

    Is that normal or wierd?
     
    laggedout, Jul 10, 2009
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  2. jackluo923

    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yah... with page file turned off, Readyboost is kind of useless. It's like cooking eggs and ham without the eggs.
     
    jackluo923, Jul 10, 2009
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  3. laggedout

    laggedout Notebook Consultant

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    No I mean, shouldnt there be ZERO page file? But my task manager says I have some still?
     
    laggedout, Jul 10, 2009
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  4. -L1GHTGAM3R-

    -L1GHTGAM3R- Notebook Deity

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    no matter what windows needs a page file...... so its normal windows made one automatically
     
    -L1GHTGAM3R-, Jul 10, 2009
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    qhn Notebook User

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    I am not even sure if this turning-off pagefile option ever works in Vista SP2. Vista probably not using this flag anymore. Any MS developers around?

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jul 11, 2009
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  6. 0.0

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    Those figures also include your RAM. Let me guess, if you look under Physical Memory Total it shows about 3GB right? and you probably have a little less than that to use as virtual memory. So all your really seeing is 1000M of RAM being used as virtual memory out of 3000M of RAM available as virtual memory. It's probably not using a pagefile on your disk.
     
    0.0, Jul 11, 2009
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  7. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    Pagefile shouldn't be turned off completely, there is hardly any advantage by turning it off.
     
    stewie, Jul 11, 2009
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