Comments on: Windows XP SP2 Memory usage set to system cache, not good for me http://www.reaper-x.com/2007/05/30/windows-xp-sp2-memory-usage-set-to-system-cache-not-good-for-me/ Technology, Games, Blogging ... Whatever Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:52:56 +0700 hourly 1 By: Larry Miller http://www.reaper-x.com/2007/05/30/windows-xp-sp2-memory-usage-set-to-system-cache-not-good-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-324872 Larry Miller Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:13:26 +0000 http://www.reaper-x.com/2007/05/30/windows-xp-sp2-memory-usage-set-to-system-cache-not-good-for-me/#comment-324872 Actually the author of the article got off easy. Many users have had far more serious problems, to the point of having to reinstall Windows to restore operation. The setting is easily changed but it is not something to be done lightly. With rare exceptions it should only be done for systems used primarily as file servers. For other uses it will almost always be a bad idea. If you are contemplating making this change check the following article from Microsoft: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/895932 Larry Miller Microsoft MCSA Actually the author of the article got off easy. Many users have had far more serious problems, to the point of having to reinstall Windows to restore operation.

The setting is easily changed but it is not something to be done lightly. With rare exceptions it should only be done for systems used primarily as file servers. For other uses it will almost always be a bad idea.

If you are contemplating making this change check the following article from Microsoft:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/895932

Larry Miller
Microsoft MCSA

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