Windows 98 - Better allocation of the working memory

In my tip Memory optimization in the System.ini I describe below how to resize the system cache to speed up Windows. This allows more files that are needed to be loaded into the working memory in order to achieve a higher speed.

This so-called system cache is divided into blocks. The standard size of these blocks is 128KByte. Programs use several memory blocks as soon as their size exceeds this, which means that some memory blocks are not used. This defragments the working memory and results in poor access times, which greatly reduces the benefits of the system cache. To prevent this, it is possible to increase the size of these blocks. This also increases the access time, as Windows can access a few large blocks more quickly than a large number of smaller blocks. And this is how you proceed:

1. Click in succession on Start/Execute and carry system.ini in.

2. Now use the scroll bar to move down in the document that appears until the line [vcache] becomes visible. You may now see the entry that you entered in this tip have undertaken.

3. Create a new line just below and write Chunksize=1024 inside.

Instead of the number 1024 the following memory sizes are also possible: 128, 256, 512, 1024 and 2048. As described above, a larger value is recommended for higher speed. Unfortunately, parts of these large blocks often remain unused or are only partially filled. Although this has no effect as with completely empty small blocks, this setting unfortunately consumes more memory and is only recommended from 128 MB RAM.

For systems with less than 128 megabytes of RAM, we recommend the size 512. computers equipped with 128 or more RAM, the 2048 setting has proven to be perfect.

NOTE FOR NEW PUBLICATION: This article was produced by Sandro Villinger and comes from the Windows Tweaks archive, which has been built up since the late 1990s.