Pagefile.sys is a virtual memory file in windows. It is nothing but an area on the hard disk, used my windows operating system, when it runs out of physical memory or RAM. The size of Pagefile.sys is normally 1.5-2 times the physical memory (RAM) on the PC.For eg: in a system with RAM size of 1GB, the size of pagefile could be 1.81 GB.
Configure virtual memory or page file size(pagefile.sys) in windows vista/xp to improve performance.
You can manually configure virtual memory in Windows vista/windows XP by custom setting maximum and minimum size of paging file (pagefile.sys) and also make use of free space on any available drive for storing such page files.Thereby you improve the perf
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Improve windows Vista network performance, while playing Multimedia programs, by throttling NetworkThrottlingIndex.
Windows Vista network performance can be improved.To improve Windows Vista network performance, configure NetworkThrottlingIndex registry to control the throttling rate.This will apply only when you play multimedia programs.
Multimedia programs and windows vista throttling mechanism:
How to connect a PC running windows Vista to a wireless network?
This tutorial is on how to connect to a wireless network in Windows Vista.You can connect your PC, running Windows vista as OS, to a home wireless network or a public network very easily.Infact this has been made much easier in vista, than in window XP.
Moreover, Windows Vista can even detect a non-broadcasting Wireless Network (hidden SSID), thereby enabling you to configure it as a preferred network. This is a new feature in ... Read more »
These days, USB Memory Stick are the most popular portable devices to carry information. They are not only small in size but also come in sizes that even let you carry your entire PC with you!!!
USB Memory Sticks or pen drives are really handy to carry information in your pockets, wherever you go!!! However, they have also become a media to transmit malicious virus files such as "autorun.info" and "ctfmon.exe". This is where free softwares
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Create a Vista recovery disk and rescue Vista. This tutorial is for creating a recovery disk for Vista which will enable you to attempt to rescue Vista installations which are corrupt. Please note that the recovery disk cannot be used for actually installing Vista itself - only for repairing!
First of all you will need a Vista recovery disk, or your genuine Vista disk. If you do not have one then follow the instructions below:
Click on the link below to download the ISO image for the disk. Save this to your hard drive in a convenient place.
Speed up windows shutdown with close all windows.Do you run a lot of programs on your PC/computer running windows XP/vista? Then you will definitely find the need for this utility, when you want to do a quick computer shutdown.
Running a lot programs may not only eat up your system resources and slow down your PC/computer, but they will also slow down the windows shutdown process.Normally I used to go to windows task manager select all running applications by holding down shift key and dragging the mouse over them (running applications) and hit the “End Now” button to kill them.
Improve boot speed and overcome slow windows XP startup or windows vista boot up with XenCare Startup Blaster.This is a free tool to startup XP and vista faster.
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Speed up vista with Mz Vista Force. It is a suite of tools to improve windows vista performance, resulting in vista speed up.
Mz Vista Force features:
Windows tweaks
Performance tweaks
Internet optimizer
Startup manager
Service manager
Back-up and Restore
Mz Vista Force lets you tweak vista and improve its performance by providing options to turn off unwanted services, optimize CPU usage, clean up caches and manage startup programe... Read more »
Recover deleted or corrupted pictures with free photo recovery tool
Recover deleted photos or corrupted pictures from any digital camera memory card with the free photo recovery tool - ZAR.Though ZAR is a paid software for data recovery, it does act as a free photo recovery tool with no limitations, in digital image recovery mode.
Restore the Vista bootloader from GRUB. This tutorial is for restoring the Windows Vista Bootloader. It is mainly aimed at those dual booting Vista who want to remove a Linux GRUB bootloader after formatting/removing a linux partition.
First of all you will need a Vista recovery disk (or your genuine Microsoft Vista DVD). If you do not have either of these then follow the instructions below:
Click on the link below to download the ISO image for the Vista recovery disk. Save this to your hard drive in a convenient place.
So you upgraded to Windows Vista because it's the new, cool operating system. You were excited when you first started using this new OS, but now you're frustrated. There are hundreds of dollars' worth of computer programs sitting on your desk – now useless because they were designed for Windows XP. Apparently Vista does not want to run these programs. What do you do now?
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Fortunately, Microsoft put a little bit of thought into XP-to-Vista compatibility. The programmers created a solution: compatibility mode. This helps you run more of your XP programs in Vista, which will save you lots of money and frustration. Here's h
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When there are numerous problems with the operating system; the only alternative is to perform a fresh installation of the Windows® XP Operating System. This may have many advantages, some of these are; it removes all the junk files that build up on the computer; it may resolve issues with slowness and performance. This procedure may not resolve all issues; sometimes speed is related to hardware malfunctions. The older the hardware the slower the computer will be, regardless of a clean installation. Performing a fresh installation will also remove any viruses that are hidden on the computer, which will make it safer when using the computer
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