Winguides says add these to XP sysedit

Lobo · Post by **Lobo** » Tue Sep 24, 2002 11:43 am

In XP, try and keep the ones that help: In run box type sysedit, under 386enh is where they go

32BitDiskAccess=on
32BitFileAccess=on
DMABufferSize=64
MinSPs=16
PageBuffers=32
ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1

Click on File, then save and REBOOT

mnosteele52 · Post by **mnosteele52** » Tue Sep 24, 2002 12:54 pm

Those are only valid for 98 & ME.... and also are in X-Setup.

Lobo · Post by **Lobo** » Tue Sep 24, 2002 1:05 pm

Insider PC Secrets v1.0 XP beta

Double the speed of your PC!

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Intermediate Speed Tips

Edit the System.ini for greater speed!

Description:

This guide will show you how to edit the 'system.ini' file for improved system performance.

Edit the system.ini

Written by Daniel Sanderson

1. Click on the 'Start' menu.

2. Click on the 'run..' button.

3. A Small window will now appear, type in the word 'system.ini' and press the 'Enter' key!

4.The system.ini file will now open, Scroll down the heading [386Enh]

5. Just below the [386Enh] heading you will find several lines of text, Scroll down so your curser rest's just under the existing text and copy and paste the following lines, DO NOT OVERWRITE ANYTHING, just add to the previous text:

32BitDiskAccess=on
32BitFileAccess=on
DMABufferSize=64
MinSPs=16
PageBuffers=32
ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1

6. Open the 'File' menu at the top of the screen and choose 'Save'

7. Open the 'File' menu again and choose 'Exit'

Says XP at top

mnosteele52 · Post by **mnosteele52** » Tue Sep 24, 2002 1:21 pm

I'm not arguing Lobo, just stating facts..... which Daniel there needs to get straight.

Lobo · Post by **Lobo** » Tue Sep 24, 2002 1:25 pm

So your smarter than Winguides, hehe

mnosteele52 · Post by **mnosteele52** » Tue Sep 24, 2002 1:30 pm

I didn't say that, I said Daniel who wrote the article is incorrect. NT based OS's ignore these entries, they are for 98 & ME only.

Lobo · Post by **Lobo** » Tue Sep 24, 2002 1:45 pm

If you say so, but_____________________

mnosteele52 · Post by **mnosteele52** » Tue Sep 24, 2002 4:19 pm

But what? I'm not trying to argue I'm just saying the information is incorrect.

Lobo · Post by **Lobo** » Tue Sep 24, 2002 4:46 pm

All the other people over there are wrong and your right, figures

Mohan-san · Post by **Mohan-san** » Tue Sep 24, 2002 5:10 pm

Come on guys, stop this arguing, please.

Micro · Post by **Micro** » Tue Sep 24, 2002 7:58 pm

There's nothing to argue about.
Since mnosteele52 won't say it clearly, I will -

Those settings are only for Win9x.
They are totally ignored by WinXp.
Some of those only appied to Win3.12 and earlier.

Any site that promotes their usage for WinXP is a useless site, not to be trusted and obviously has no real knowledge of how Windows (Win9x OR WinNT) works.

Winguides does only 2 things.
Winguides simply copies things (mostly cut and paste, not even in their own words) from the MS resource kits, and what they don't copy, THEY SIMPLY MAKE UP, in many cases.

If anyone would simply take the time to read any of the MS resource kit books for their OSes or even bother to look at the MS Technet site once in a while, all of the above statements would become crystal.

That's about as clear as I can make it.

kanenas · Post by **kanenas** » Wed Sep 25, 2002 2:09 am

It's pretty obvious if you look at the 32bitDiskaccess entries.
They are from Win 3.x times. There aren't any 16-bit drivers still in use in 32-bit OSes as far as I know.

mnosteele52 · Post by **mnosteele52** » Wed Sep 25, 2002 7:36 am

Thank you Micro..... I was busy at work yesterday and didn't have time to look up the references on why these are ignored by NT based OS's. I wasn't trying to put Lobo down, just letting him and others know the information was incorrect.... be he will argue with me 'till the cows come home...... just because he can. Allot of tweaks such as these worked in 9X OS's and people assume they work in NT based OS's as well and they post it on a reputable website and people believe it, I moderate at TweakXP and the same thing has happened there.... some of the tweaks from the homepage need to be removed because they are bogus.

CaptainSpeleo · Post by **CaptainSpeleo** » Thu Sep 26, 2002 7:26 am

Lobo:

I already have all those commands listed in my 98SE computer.

The only one that differs in mine is MinSPs, which I have set to 8 instead of 16.

Mnosteele:

Does Windows XP make use of or access the SYSTEM.INI and WIN.INI files at all?

Frank's Windows 95/98 Tips

mnosteele52 · Post by **mnosteele52** » Thu Sep 26, 2002 9:04 am

Originally posted by CaptainSpeleo
Mnosteele:

Does Windows XP make use of or access the SYSTEM.INI and WIN.INI files at all?

Frank's Windows 95/98 Tips

Yes it uses it but the tweaks in question were for 9X builds of Windows only.

CaptainSpeleo · Post by **CaptainSpeleo** » Fri Sep 27, 2002 6:42 am

Thanks!

SnotRocket · Post by **SnotRocket** » Mon Sep 30, 2002 7:16 am

Whay time do the Cows come home?

Lobo · Post by **Lobo** » Mon Sep 30, 2002 8:24 am

I'm just the messenger, don't shoot

mnosteele52 · Post by **mnosteele52** » Mon Sep 30, 2002 11:10 am

Originally posted by Lobo
I'm just the messenger, don't shoot

That's all I was trying to say Lobo.... not busting on you but on Winguides.

Mohan-san · Post by **Mohan-san** » Mon Sep 30, 2002 12:59 pm

Originally posted by Lobo
I'm just the messenger, don't shoot

Andrzej · Post by **Andrzej** » Mon Sep 30, 2002 1:12 pm

would you kind explain source links

Mohan-san · Post by **Mohan-san** » Mon Sep 30, 2002 4:01 pm

http://www.winguides.com

Andrzej · Post by **Andrzej** » Mon Sep 30, 2002 4:59 pm

thank you
that one I known

and as you recomend
so I'm loking for others source of knowledge

Micro · Post by **Micro** » Mon Sep 30, 2002 9:28 pm

I'm looking for others source of knowledge

It all depends on exactly what you're looking for and if you've taken the time to learn how to look (actually know how to use a search engine).

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/ ... efault.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treevi ... efault.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/te ... gentry.asp<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

http://www.dslnuts.com/yabbse/index.php ... readid=396

http://www.dslnuts.com/yabbse/index.php ... readid=397

And #1 - The help files IN the OS itself AND the documentation ON the OS CD.
As a semi-permanent beta tester, I can't tell you how frustrating it is to work hard on making sure this documantation (and that in the resource kits) is accurate, has the proper warnings AND is simple enough for everyone to understand, and then no one can be bothered to read it, yet they all blame the OS when they do something that is in print saying they shouldn't (especially when they have to "tweak the system" to cause these problems

).

Above all, 99% of the things that are "tweakable" or "new tweaks" have no real use or are detrimental to the OS and exist as being available ONLY for certain older hardware combo's or specialized (usually strange or outdated) software.
If it is not available in the GUI (user interface) , chances are (95%) that it will not show any benefit except under special circumstances (and may actually cause problems down the line, especially when used in combination with other so-called tweaks).

More than you wanted, huh?

Andrzej · Post by **Andrzej** » Tue Oct 01, 2002 4:09 am

:2cool: thank you
I need time to work over ABOVE
...after while...
not so much as I thought

supplement
agree with your comments
I want to add:
your links: "good hard work" all I known

are as folow:
1 http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto ...The page you were looking for is not currently available
2 http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...ing/default.asp Tackle Common Tasks With These How-To Resources
3 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/ TechNet Online - Default Home Page
4 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...wto/Default.asp Tackle Common Tasks With These How-To Resources
5 http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...ok/regentry.asp<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Windows 2000 Resource Kits
6 http://www.dslnuts.com/yabbse/index...ay;threadid=396 monosteele Topic: Cablenut Definitions for 2K & XP
7 http://www.dslnuts.com/yabbse/index...ay;threadid=397 monosteele Topic: Cablenut Definitions for 98 & ME
1 = first one must be repaired put EN-US insted of [ln] than you receive
link addresses are cat at [ln] as a rule
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=fh;EN-US;kbhowto Search the Knowledge Base

BTW I agree with above that all can be find in THE BIBLE

but acctualy we are talking about narrow topics
...Does ........ make use of or access the SYSTEM.INI ...... files at all? ...
& inscriptions in that file, SYSTEM.INI suitable in all win OS (95;98;SE;ME;2000;XP)
for tweaking: pc & TCP/IP

I need recomendations & links ... to the topics

Micro · Post by **Micro** » Tue Oct 01, 2002 10:00 am

recommendation -
System.ini is for 16 bit apps and programs, not for 32 bit.
Forget about using it in any NT OS or WinME.
It's just not needed unless you are trying to run some leftover legacy software you absolutely have to have or under very special circumstances.

links-
You have them.
Use the search engine at the MSKB or MSTechnet and the answers to your questions are there.
Also read or purchase the resource kits for the OS you are interested in. They are available worldwide.
If you are not willing to at least look for your/learn how to look for own answers, you will not learn.
For narrow topics use narrow searches, using essential keywords.

recommendation - Don't fool with the OS or TcpIp stack, if it is working properly.
The most you should need to do is adjust your rwin (based on your ISP's)
Beyond that you should have no problem acheiving 85-90% of your ISP's advertised speed (assuming they are not lying about what they actually can do) as long as your drivers are up to date, and you use reasonably well made hardware.
85-90% is reasonable and expectable based on hub traffic, server conditions, and hardware connections.
"Gains" of 2-3% are mostly BS as almost all testing has that much margin of error in averaging or more.
I assume you are familiar with the 200mpg carbuerators locked away in vaults, right?
They sit on a shelf right next to the 100% of advertised speed Internet connections.

Take care.

Andrzej · Post by **Andrzej** » Tue Oct 01, 2002 11:51 am

thank you for detailed advice
in my opinion
too often access to knowledge without TUTOR
is only chaotic collection of color glases for accidental mosaic composition
more holes then points = "not fixed pictute"
ONLY accidental composition another persons' opinions
that is the reason that I'm asking for support:
source
recomendation

there is NOT HANTING with battue
BTW realy evry PERSON can add bricks or small stones to pyramid

PS acctualy I have speed MORE then advert. caps
so both speed & caps are not a problem for me
The problem is time & knowledge