Comments on: Use a Ramdisk to speed up Applications http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/18/use-a-ramdisk-to-speed-up-applications/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:35:21 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: John Phoenix http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/18/use-a-ramdisk-to-speed-up-applications/#comment-787487 John Phoenix Wed, 13 May 2009 00:26:12 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/18/use-a-ramdisk-to-speed-up-applications/#comment-787487 Much of this information is old and out of date. If you want a ramdisk to be able to save your data at shutdown so you wont lose it, there are many good choices out there like ramdisk plus 9, from SuperSpeed a commercial product or Gavotte Ramdisk is FREE and can be found here:http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/05/27/free-ramdisk-for-windows-vista-xp-2000-and-2003-server/ These are just two examples. Search Google and you will find many more paid and free ramdisk tools. Windows has a limitation that will not let you use more than 3 to 3.25 gigs of ram. If you have 4 gigs of ram or higher, both of these have the ability to use that 1 gig of ram windows xp 32 OS cannot see.. This is the way to over come that limitation. You can then use the previously unused ram for your ramdisk and still keep all of the ram for windows you had to start with. Much of this information is old and out of date. If you want a ramdisk to be able to save your data at shutdown so you wont lose it, there are many good choices out there like ramdisk plus 9, from SuperSpeed a commercial product or Gavotte Ramdisk is FREE and can be found here:http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/05/27/free-ramdisk-for-windows-vista-xp-2000-and-2003-server/

These are just two examples. Search Google and you will find many more paid and free ramdisk tools.

Windows has a limitation that will not let you use more than 3 to 3.25 gigs of ram. If you have 4 gigs of ram or higher, both of these have the ability to use that 1 gig of ram windows xp 32 OS cannot see.. This is the way to over come that limitation.

You can then use the previously unused ram for your ramdisk and still keep all of the ram for windows you had to start with.

]]> By: Stuee http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/18/use-a-ramdisk-to-speed-up-applications/#comment-272053 Stuee Sun, 02 Mar 2008 14:32:56 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/18/use-a-ramdisk-to-speed-up-applications/#comment-272053 All the above is true, however, users should be aware that moving the Windows temp folder to ramdisk can be problematic: Some software installers use the temp folder to store files that can only be installed after a reboot, and as the ramdisk is wiped during a reboot these files would then not be available and your install will fail. Just a word of warning :-) All the above is true, however, users should be aware that moving the Windows temp folder to ramdisk can be problematic: Some software installers use the temp folder to store files that can only be installed after a reboot, and as the ramdisk is wiped during a reboot these files would then not be available and your install will fail.

Just a word of warning :-)

]]> By: greg http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/18/use-a-ramdisk-to-speed-up-applications/#comment-189059 greg Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:13:08 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/18/use-a-ramdisk-to-speed-up-applications/#comment-189059 Can anyone please give a step by step on how to change Firefox Cookie and Temp Location to my desired location on a RamDisk from C:\ to R:\ ? Greg Can anyone please give a step by step on how to change Firefox Cookie and Temp Location to my desired location on a RamDisk from C:\ to R:\ ?

Greg

]]> By: gnome http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/18/use-a-ramdisk-to-speed-up-applications/#comment-108484 gnome Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:35:19 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/18/use-a-ramdisk-to-speed-up-applications/#comment-108484 A RAMdisk! Wow, haven't used them since the days of the Amiga. Fantastic. A RAMdisk! Wow, haven’t used them since the days of the Amiga. Fantastic.

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/18/use-a-ramdisk-to-speed-up-applications/#comment-108432 Martin Thu, 19 Apr 2007 05:50:32 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/18/use-a-ramdisk-to-speed-up-applications/#comment-108432 1. kp you run the setup again and have the option to change the settings or uninstall the ramdisk. 2. what do you need to know exactly ? 1. kp you run the setup again and have the option to change the settings or uninstall the ramdisk.
2. what do you need to know exactly ?

]]> By: ngadutrafik http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/18/use-a-ramdisk-to-speed-up-applications/#comment-108417 ngadutrafik Thu, 19 Apr 2007 04:31:52 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/18/use-a-ramdisk-to-speed-up-applications/#comment-108417 It reminds me to an oldies way on my Win 3.1.1 pc. It reminds me to an oldies way on my Win 3.1.1 pc.

]]> By: kp http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/18/use-a-ramdisk-to-speed-up-applications/#comment-108349 kp Wed, 18 Apr 2007 21:24:25 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/18/use-a-ramdisk-to-speed-up-applications/#comment-108349 very nice indeed 2 questions however ... 1. how do u uninstall it later on 2. could u elaborate more on how exactly to use ramdisk for the windows temp directory very nice indeed
2 questions however …
1. how do u uninstall it later on
2. could u elaborate more on how exactly to use ramdisk for the windows temp directory

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