Speeding up Win98 1

[joepalm]

Hi,

I have Win98SE on a PII 500, I Have defragged, Added more memory, what other ways can I speed up Win98?

Thanks

 

[Win98User]

Check your motherboard manual and see if it will support a faster cpu.

Regards.

 

[joepalm]

Sorry forgot to mention I have upgraded CPU and Hard Drive.

Thanks

 

[snootalope]

Alot of people have told me to go to My Computer | Props | Performance Tab | File System | Hard Disk tab | change the roll of the computer to a Netowrk Server and reboot.. I don't know if that really helps but they say it does..

There's alot more it could be though.. you might have an old 1gig hdd that has an RPM rate of hamster too, ha ha or other things..
snooter "tis better to be thought of as a fool then open your mouth and remove all doubt" Mark Twain

"I should of been a doctor.." Me

 

[cdogg]

Changing the setting to Network Server tells Windows to set aside 16KB of memory to "cache" recently accessed files and folders. By default, Desktop Computer is set which only uses 8KB of memory. What's the big deal? Take a look:

With 8KB set - 32 most recently accessed folders
677 most recently accessed files

With 16KB set - 64 most recently accessed folders
2729 most recently accessed files

Usually, you won't notice much of a difference, but there are situations where it pays off. It is usually recommended on systems with at least 64MB of RAM.

This is just one tweak out of hundreds out there. Just do some searching on google.com or yahoo.com for something like "Windows 98" tips tricks and you'll get a ton of hits. However, do be careful as to what you read about, especially when it deals with the swap file. There are many conflicting opinions out there, and if you're not sure, post back before you do it and we'll be glad to explain...


~cdogg

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