GT <ContactGT_remove_@hotmail.com> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>> Jaap Telschouw <telschouw@freemail.hu> wrote

>>> I have Windows XP Pro and two gigs of RAM. Do I still need a page file?

>> Yes, its safer to have one which doesnt get used much at all.

> Agreed - it is safer, but unfortunately windows will use it if it is there, whether it needs it or
> not,

Yep.

> so your system will see a performance reduction,.

Not necessarily.

> I suspect that any PC with 2GB of RAM is probably powerful enough to absorb the performance hit
> and the user won't even notice in day to day use.

Or you dont understand how Win uses the page file in that situation.

> Its only noticable if you use some application that requires disk access and is impeeded by
> virtual memory activity.

Wrong again, it wont be doing that enough to matter with
2G of physical ram with most normal machine uses.

>> XP can be a little stupid with no page file at all.

> Not in my experience over the last 2 years

Doing a tiny subset of machine use.

> - XP works much faster and more efficiently with it turned off.

Bullshit on that much claim.