Window ME Tweaks

"Angus_01" <Angus01 DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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 > On 10/16/2004 2:47 PM PST Noel Paton wrote in a reply to 'slow
performance':
 >
  > >WRT your query about 512MB - ME requires a tweak in the System.ini file
 >
  > >add the following line in the [vcache] section
  > >MaxFileCache=512000
  > >There should NOT be anything else in that section, unless you have more
than
  > >1GB installed
 >
  > >--
  > >Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
  > >--
 >
 > Question is on my Celeron 733Mhz 512MB machine with 'Ultimate Boot Disk'
 > Tweaks there is more than just one line as follows:
 >
 > [vcache]
 > Chunksize=512
 > MinFileCache=8192
 > MaxFileCache=8192
 >
 > I am also experiencing 'slow performance' using Netscape 7.2 Browser
 > Javascript page changes.
 >
 > Angus01

You only need to add the line to [vcache] that Noel refers to if you have
more than 512MB of RAM installed.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->

Angus
with the settings you have for [vcache] I'm surprised your system boots at
all!!
remove all three lines - and see what a difference it makes

--
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"Angus_01" <Angus01.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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 > On 10/16/2004 2:47 PM PST Noel Paton wrote in a reply to 'slow
 > performance':
 >
  >>WRT your query about 512MB - ME requires a tweak in the System.ini file
 >
  >>add the following line in the [vcache] section
  >>MaxFileCache=512000
  >>There should NOT be anything else in that section, unless you have more
  >>than
  >>1GB installed
 >
  >>--
  >>Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
  >>--
 >
 > Question is on my Celeron 733Mhz 512MB machine with 'Ultimate Boot Disk'
 > Tweaks there is more than just one line as follows:
 >
 > [vcache]
 > Chunksize=512
 > MinFileCache=8192
 > MaxFileCache=8192
 >
 > I am also experiencing 'slow performance' using Netscape 7.2 Browser
 > Javascript page changes.
 >
 > Angus01<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->

It only works a little !!

"Angus_01" wrote:

 > On 10/16/2004 2:47 PM PST Noel Paton wrote in a reply to 'slow performance':
 > Chunksize=512
 > MinFileCache=8192
 > MaxFileCache=8192
 >
 > I am also experiencing 'slow performance' using Netscape 7.2 Browser
 > Javascript page changes.
 >
 > Angus01<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->

Please don't snip like that! - I never said that at all!
please repost with your results - and also with contents of the [386Enh]
section of the SYSTEM.INI, and the new [vcache] section



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"Angus_01" <Angus01 RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Apologize for any read-between-the lines remarks.
Assumed all avid users of WindowsME like myself at this newsgroup.

Cable ISP will be here tommorrow; had to turn off all the background
services I can to post this. Getting up to 94% packet drop rate instead of
15%.

'Ulimate Boot Disk' (UBD) only allows "under 128MB RAM" installations as
downloaded.
Will follow through to <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.startdisk.com" target="_blank">www.startdisk.com</a> with request for update.

[Vcache]
ChunkSize=512
MinFileCache=8192
MaxFileCache=8192

[386enh]
ebios=*ebios
woafont=app850.fon
mouse=*vmouse
device=*vpd
device=*int13
display=*vdd,*vflatd
PagingDrive=D:
MinPagingFileSize=1835008
MaxPagingFileSize=1835008
keyboard=*vkd
LocalLoadHigh=1
MinSPs=8
MinTimeSlice=40
DMABufferSize=64
WindowUpdateTime=200
PageBuffers=32
KeyBoostTime=0.1


P.S. Can you arrange for deletion of duplicate question ?
My station read it did not receive item for posting.


"Noel Paton" wrote:

 > Please don't snip like that! - I never said that at all!
 > please repost with your results - and also with contents of the [386Enh]
 > section of the SYSTEM.INI, and the new [vcache] section
 >
 >
 >
 > --
 > Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
 >
 > Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
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 >
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 > "Angus_01" <Angus01.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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 >
 >
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OK - (I have no ability to have posts removed - and the duplicate will have
propagated all over the Internet by now anyhow, so there's no point in
removing it from just the single server farm)

Now delete the contents of the [vcache] section, like I said earlier - which
will speed things up immensely (DON'T delete the section header, though)

You also need to delete the two lines MinPhysPage, and MaxPhysPage from the
[386Enh] section

You seem to have your swapfile redirected to a second partition - is this
correct? How much space is there on the D: drive?

There are a lot of other superfluous entries in the [386Enh] section - have
you been using some kind of 'optimiser' software?? which one? Ah - looks
like it may have been Tweak3D??)

I'd be inclined to REM out the following lines
LocalLoadHigh=1
MinTimeSlice=40
DMABufferSize=64
WindowUpdateTime=200
PageBuffers=32
KeyBoostTime=0.1

There's a couple there that I've never heard of before.
AFAIK, LocalLoadHigh should only be considered for Win3.1!!! (and certainly
only if you're desperate for an extra 4K of DOS low memory in a DOS
window!).
WindowUpdateTime is actively slowing your screen refresh rate down to once
every 200ms (5FPS!!!).
PageBuffers limits your HD caching - unnecessarily
KeyBoostTime looks as if it's actually slowing down your keyboard sensor
rate (the 'recommended' value at one site I looked at is 0.005)
DMABufferSize limits the RAM available for DMA-capable devices -
unnecessarily



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Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

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"Angus_01" <Angus01 DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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 > Apologize for any read-between-the lines remarks.
 > Assumed all avid users of WindowsME like myself at this newsgroup.
 >
 > Cable ISP will be here tommorrow; had to turn off all the background
 > services I can to post this. Getting up to 94% packet drop rate instead of
 > 15%.
 >
 > 'Ulimate Boot Disk' (UBD) only allows "under 128MB RAM" installations as
 > downloaded.
 > Will follow through to <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.startdisk.com" target="_blank">www.startdisk.com</a> with request for update.
 >
 > [Vcache]
 > ChunkSize=512
 > MinFileCache=8192
 > MaxFileCache=8192
 >
 > [386enh]
 > ebios=*ebios
 > woafont=app850.fon
 > mouse=*vmouse
 > device=*vpd
 > device=*int13
 > display=*vdd,*vflatd
 > PagingDrive=D:
 > MinPagingFileSize=1835008
 > MaxPagingFileSize=1835008
 > keyboard=*vkd
 > LocalLoadHigh=1
 > MinSPs=8
 > MinTimeSlice=40
 > DMABufferSize=64
 > WindowUpdateTime=200
 > PageBuffers=32
 > KeyBoostTime=0.1
 >
 >
 > P.S. Can you arrange for deletion of duplicate question ?
 > My station read it did not receive item for posting.
 >
 >
 > "Noel Paton" wrote:
 >
  >> Please don't snip like that! - I never said that at all!
  >> please repost with your results - and also with contents of the [386Enh]
  >> section of the SYSTEM.INI, and the new [vcache] section
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> --
  >> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
  >>
  >> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
<font color=green>  >> <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm</font" target="_blank">http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm</font</a>>
<font color=green>  >> <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://tinyurl.com/6oztj</font" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/6oztj</font</a>>
  >>
  >> Please read <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm" target="_blank">http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm</a> on how to post messages to NG's
  >>
  >> "Angus_01" <Angus01 DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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  >>
  >>
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