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Post #1
Prior to Windows 2000 this registry tweak works and removed the DLL from ram "sooner", or almost immediatelly after aplication that load them, closed and there is no use of them anymore:

REGEDIT4

;always unload dll - myth for better memory management, removed
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"AlwaysUnloadDll"="1"

However todays this thing does not work - I hope no-one is using Win95 or Win98… :D

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/SupportCD/XPMyths.html
"For operating systems prior to Windows 2000, you can shorten the inactive period by adding this registry key."

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb776795.aspx
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/196480/en-us


So, this does nothing on WIndows 2000 or XP.
How and is there somewhere specified the time, for witch is the dll kept in memory in Win2k/XP…? And it is editable by regedit or one has to go low-level and user resource hacker or even HEX editor…?

Anyone know?
Post #2
I don't know the answer, but I'm curious why you want to do this. I can't believe it has any real impact on system performance.
Post #3
Just to know, how to make the delay faster AND to be able control it. It can have very high impact. Imagine running many off apps just once and then wanting to run a demanding game. Then the maximum coninous memory chunk that the game can get could be dayam well limited, witch can and does hurt performance, even I running a very slimed down Win2k with IE removed and with several hardcore tweaks… :D
Post #5

Just to know, how to make the delay faster AND to be able control it.
It can have very high impact. Imagine running many off apps just once and then wanting to run a demanding game. Then the maximum coninous memory chunk that the game can get could be dayam well limited, witch can and does hurt performance, even I running a very slimed down Win2k with IE removed and with several hardcore tweaks… :D


Best advice i can give you on that one……Buy more RAM!

Tweak your pagefile.

Regards Abydos
Post #7
Well, then you have to DL a 3rd party software tool for that. At snapfiles.com they have some, dunno how good they are, but if you are desperate enough, its free to try out.

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