More RAM with XP
Posted:
Thu Jan 01, 1970 4:54 am
by TidusTheCoolest
Is it true that RAM requirement for games automaticly increased by 128 MB when you use Windows XP ? How much RAM are enough to run games smoothly on Windows XP ?
Posted:
Thu Jan 01, 1970 4:54 am
by Han
If you switched from Win9x, the answer is yes. WinXP needs for itself around 128 MB, therefore more than 256 MB is recommended.
Posted:
Thu Jan 01, 1970 4:54 am
by blakerwry
Yes, I would have to agree. An out of the box winXP install is going to eat ~100MB RAM on boot... an out of the box winNT 4(sp3) uses ~20mb and I would guess win98se install uses ~30mb.
However, most people run so much crap on their computers anyway im not sure if it really matters. On the other hand, you can also disable some of winXP/2k's default services to get it to boot at under 80mb...
So It's not neccessarily the game that is using more RAM, its the underlying OS taking more RAM.
Posted:
Thu Jan 01, 1970 4:54 am
by dodecahedron
is there a way to tweak/optimize winXP?
lately it's become very sluggish (more than the ususal). i don't know what's the problem.
right now, with only an internet connection, 6 browser windows, i have 236MB physical memory free out of 512!!! seems like too much memory is used up by the OS.
blackerwry, how do you disable services in winXP? how do i know what to disable, what is ok to disable and won't mess windows up if i do disable it?
Posted:
Thu Jan 01, 1970 4:54 am
by Han
Posted:
Thu Jan 01, 1970 4:56 am
by dodecahedron
Han wrote:Let's see what my fountain shows...
thanks, Han
unfortunately, i'm swamped with work, no time to dig...
but i will later when i get some free time.
Posted:
Thu Jan 01, 1970 5:46 am
by blakerwry
http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm
black vipers winxp services 411....very good info
here's another format that will probably be more what you're looking for.
http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm
Posted:
Thu Jan 01, 1970 5:51 am
by dodecahedron
thanks, blakerwry
when i have some spare time i'll delve into this...