On 14.02.10 22:03, Thorsten Froehlich wrote:
> On 14.02.10 22:00, Thorsten Froehlich wrote:
>> On 14.02.10 21:44, Darren New wrote:
>>> Thorsten Froehlich wrote:
>>>> Given that turning virtual memory off is impossible in Windows that
>>>> seems like an odd suggestion...
>>>
>>> Turning virtual memory off in Windows is trivial. I don't think you can
>>> turn off virtual addressing, but that shouldn't have an impact on this
>>> problem.
>> >
>>> Control panel->System->Advanced->Performance->Advanced->No page file
>>
>> No, that does not turn of virtual memory, it turns of the page file. The
>> page file is part of the a common virtual memory implementation, but the
>> most important part is that you have a non-linear physical memory (hence
>> the "virtual" in "virtual memory"). In effect, disabling the page file
>> simply means the system cannot move writable memory out to disk. The
>> system still can move all read-only memory to disk, such as code and
>> static data (i.e. resources) loaded from application and library files.
>
> What is even more surprising is that it is even explained on Wikipedia
> fairly well, so before this starts some argument I will post the link:
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_memory>

And for all those who do not like Wikipedia, here the same news from 
Microsoft: <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms810616.aspx>

	Thorsten

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