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11-16-2004, 11:14 PM
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PF Usage??
Hi guys,
Under the 'performance' tab in 'task manager', what does 'pf usage' mean. Doug 
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11-17-2004, 05:32 AM
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I belive that world be
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11-17-2004, 06:24 AM
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Physical Memory
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11-17-2004, 06:37 AM
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No its page file usage. When in doubt read the help provided in Windows.
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11-17-2004, 01:19 PM
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Thanks guys. Getting lazy I guess about using help files. Ok next question: what does 'page file' mean? I have never heard of the term. I'll have to check help files, right?
Doug 
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11-17-2004, 02:00 PM
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"The only online dictionary and search engine you need for computer and Internet technology."
http://www.pcwebopedia.com/ |
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11-17-2004, 02:17 PM
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Tried webopedia before. No help. Gives me a definition of 'page' and 'file'.
I look in xp help when I get a chance. |
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11-17-2004, 06:56 PM
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The pagefile is virtual memory, also known as a swapfile. Windows will "swap" data into the pagefile when the physical working ram is full.
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11-17-2004, 10:05 PM
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GLC, Nice to hear from you again. Is the first window of pf section the amount of memory alocated? Mine says 256 mgs with the cpu at idle. I suppose the graf to the right shows it's actual use after ram is used up. Am I right??
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11-18-2004, 01:40 AM
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no.
I belive that is the actual usage of the cpu in percentage of cycle time you can change the settings of that to monitor just about anything you want. I just have not played around too much with it. there is some great books you can get on xp that will explane how to do a lot of thes things in xp, you would not beleve the power that is actuall in this O/S Last edited by bailey; 11-18-2004 at 01:43 AM. |
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