Excellent message, Brad. Just thought I'd get my two cents worth in before
Nick or Sean come out with both guns blazing.
There really should be a forum where such issues could be discussed without
having to: (a) having to contend with all the sighted folks telling us it's
our speech program causing the problem; and (b) having to "sneak" it in as a
jfw problem.
Is there such a forum?
See, now we're back on topic--sort of.
Thanks,
Bob
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Trainham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Saturday, June 12, 1999 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: JFW 3.3 and memory allocations problems
>We're still only half on topic here but this
>is what I did to get an increase in system performance and get rid of the
>annoying out of memory messages.
>First, I downloaded a freeware diagnostic tool from
>ftp.simtel.net
>called sandra99.
>This file is in the pub/windows95 directory in a zipped archive called
>san500.zip.
>I used the "generate a report option' and lo, a report was generated
wherein
>it was revealed that "my memory retiming was high, and that could
>adversely affect system performance." The report also suggested I change
>my caching method to reflect a network server rather than a typical
>desktop machine. All this stuff is under the performance tab in the
>system portion of your friendly neighborhood control pannel.
>So di did, and rebooted.
>I noticed a slight improvement, but I was still not happy.
>So, I searched for more windows95 diagnostic information.
>i found a little rant on windows95 memory management in which it was said
>that a fixed length swap file is more desirable than a variable
>length swap file which is apparently the default.
>I was then faced with figuring out how to make what is variable length
>fixed length. I read further and found a suggestion that said to go
>to the advanced memory settings in that same performance tab of that same
system section of that
>same control pannel.
>I was pretty nervous, because I've always heard that to change the memory
settings
>is only for those who are in the know, and I never imagined I was.
>But, I changed the setting from letting Windows manage my virtual memory
>settings to managing it manually. I then used a formula that was suggested
>which is 2 to 2/1/2 times the amount of physical memory to be placed in the
>maximum portion of that tab. That is,
>since I have 32 megs it was suggested I put a value of 80 in that field.
>I then noticed a big improvement in syst3em performance, but the
>long disjointed story is not over.
>I next found a freeware program called cacheman written by a 23 year old
>guy in Germany that uses its own method for determining the
>disk cache settings.
>This program caused the biggest improvement of all, and now I'm back to
>the performance level I enjoyed before Jfw 3.3 and Ie 5.0 and
>whatever else is goihng on on my machine.
>It takes a little while to set all that up, and the Microsoft people are
correct in
>warning you that if you really screw up the
>memory settings, your machine won't restart, but the
>\improvement is worth it. I still don't think this is the
>appropriate forum to send out such a long message sas this
>one is turning into because jfw is only tangentially involved, but
>it will come up faster, and talk with more inherent grace if you take
>the time and trouble to do all this stuff which has plagued me lo
thenentirity of this
>past week.
>Good luck, and for God's sake, stay
>on topic.
>Brad Trainham
>
>
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