I know this has been discussed (to death ??) before but I wanted to post it anyway. I came across - IMO - very interesting info regarding Prefetch & Superfetch.
http://www.osnews.com/story/21471/SuperFetch_How_it_Works_Myths
It refers to 3 other articles written on the Microsoft website.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2007.03.vistakernel.aspx
Interesting read, thanks Willy!
I have 16GB of ram and 11.6free at this moment, but only 11.2gb cached! I want a refund!!!
Bottom line: Your mileage may vary despite of Microsoft claims.
Interesting read, thanks Willy!
I have 16GB of ram and 11.6free at this moment, but only 11.2gb cached! I want a refund!!!
11.6 free memory & 11.2 GB cached ?? Do you mean 11.6 GB available ??
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/windows-7-memory-usage-whats-the-best-way-to-measure/1786
11.6 free memory & 11.2 GB cached ?? Do you mean 11.6 GB available ??
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/windows-7-memory-usage-whats-the-best-way-to-measure/1786
Sorry, yes. By "free" I meant available, as in 'not currently in use by an application'