ram disk help

Posthaste81 · Post by **Posthaste81** » Thu Jun 07, 2001 11:33 am

Right now my ramdisk is only 600K, how can I make it at least 32 megs? Win98SE. I have noticed a small increase in speed but nothing special. Would adding the larger drive help me? And have I done anything wrong in these commands. Ty in advance.

DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\RAMDRIVE.SYS 700 /E

PATH=D:\;%PATH%
rename c:\windows\system\ndis.vxd ndisvxd.bak
copy c:\windows\system\ndisvxd.bak D:\ndis.vxd
rename c:\windows\system\vtcp.386 vtcp386.bak
copy c:\windows\system\vtcp386.bak D:\vtcp.386
rename c:\windows\system\vupd.386 vupd386.bak
copy c:\windows\system\vupd386.bak D:\vupd.386
rename c:\windows\system\mstcp.dll mstcpdll.bak
copy c:\windows\system\mstcpdll.bak D:\mstcp.dll
rename c:\windows\system\wsock.vxd wsockvxd.bak
copy c:\windows\system\wsockvxd.bak D:\wsock.vxd
rename c:\windows\system\wsock2.vxd wsock2.bak
copy c:\windows\system\wsock2.bak D:\wsock2.vxd

MadDoctor · Post by **MadDoctor** » Thu Jun 07, 2001 11:45 am

I tried those files (rename/copy) in my autoexec.bat but didn't get the increase in speed I thought I would. Although those files might be on the RAMdrive (and not on C:\) there must be a lot of calling to the registry and it hasn’t been modified to reflect the new location of the files moved to the RAMdrive. That’s just me though. Might work for others.

Posthaste81 · Post by **Posthaste81** » Thu Jun 07, 2001 2:04 pm

ramdrive works for me but the speed hasn't improved :/

any additional files i should put on? I tried putting some files in ram drive but i cant find them in the ramdrive

these are it

rename c:\win98\system\vnetsup.vxd vnetsupvxd.bak
copy c:\win98\system\vnetsupvxd.bak z:\vnetsup.vxd
rename c:\win98\system\ndis2sup.vxd ndis2supvxd.bak
copy c:\win98\system\ndis2supvxd.bak z:\ndis2sup.vxd
rename c:\win98\system\vredir.vxd vredirvxd.bak
copy c:\win98\system\vredirvxd.bak z:\vredir.vxd
rename c:\win98\system\dfs.vxd dfsvxd.bak
copy c:\win98\system\dfsvxd.bak z:\dfs.vxd
rename c:\win98\system\vnetbios.vxd vnetbiosvxd.bak
copy c:\win98\system\vnetbiosvxd.bak z:\vnetbios.vxd

MadDoctor · Post by **MadDoctor** » Thu Jun 07, 2001 2:16 pm

Post81. If I was you... I’d stop now and read some more about what a RAMdrive can do for you, and how to do it. You do not paste/post the copy/rename commands you show above into the RAMdrive. You’re trying to do something without benefit of learning. Take you time, read some posts on RAMdrive and the uses of RAMdrive.

What do YOU think moving those files to the RAMdrive is going to do? If you don’t know the answer, don’t do it. We can help you but right now... Stop. Norm can help but you need to get some basic knowledge first. We can help.

Posthaste81 · Post by **Posthaste81** » Thu Jun 07, 2001 4:01 pm

I fixed the commands in the autoexec to d:/ where my ramdrive is at. I still can't find the files in my ramdrive, I see "path not found or "file not found" when I boot up. I think I'll back off this tweak now unless. I think I will back off this tweak now since I can't get it working with those files and the few files in my ram drive don't help much. Thanks for the help.

SannieRose · Post by **SannieRose** » Thu Jun 07, 2001 8:26 pm

Originally posted by MadDoctor
Post81. If I was you... I’d stop now and read some more about what a RAMdrive can do for you, and how to do it. You do not paste/post the copy/rename commands you show above into the RAMdrive. You’re trying to do something without benefit of learning. Take you time, read some posts on RAMdrive and the uses of RAMdrive.

Umm, yea Post81, listen to them. Sounds like you're in way over your head. Look (read) before you jump. Here is a most excellent article to read if you want to see a noticeable increase in your internet speed. Leave out the changes to the cache.reg file. Ya don't need em.

Posthaste81 · Post by **Posthaste81** » Fri Jun 08, 2001 3:11 am

I went back to make sure I didn't have any spelling mistakes or other errors in the autoexec and I fixed them all. All the files I asked for are now in the ramdrive. My drive is only 3 megs now and pings are slightly better. It's better than the 4 megs I wasted on my nic in the old system.ini tweak. If I had more ram, i'd prolly try the ramdrive with the .exe file in c:/ drive(forgot the name),but it will be a while, so Illl stick with this tweak. Ramdrive for win98se wasn't hard, I just didn't pay close attention to what I was putting into my files. Thanks for the advice, I'll pay closer attention and do more research on anything I do that can be hazardous to my system.

flip · Post by **flip** » Fri Jun 08, 2001 3:24 am

Yes stop now, or your new name here might be CRASH !!!
HA HA HA just kidding.