Windows NT, memory configuration?

[fafsfa]

Hi all,

I (my father) wants to run a ms-dos based program in from windows nt. This program is a fairly demanding program and results in output data in the 1-4 gigabyte range. He was wondering if there is a way to configure the program, or windows nt 4.0 to allocate the 1 gig of system ram to caching the results and doing the calculations, rather that just using the minimal amounts automatically assigned by windows.

im asking can nearly all the system ram be allocated to running this program, and if so how?
or does windows automatically allow all available ram to be used when doing a process such as this
(for example one run of the code, when parameters are put in place normally takes 10 hours)

if you have questions about my question please ask, or if you have feedback please contribute

Steve

[turd]

some things u can try
here is a link for some 3rd party mem stuff for mem tune

http://www.windrivers.com/utility/scripts/util.asp?cat=Memory&cat2=Memory%20Utilities


also u can try playing with your Tasking

adjust the task settings switch. To do so, select the Control Panel System Option. When you click the command button titled Tasking.; You can change the response time for foreground and background applications in the Tasking dialog box.
The dialog box contains three options. The default, Best Foreground Application Response Time, gives the foreground process a priority boost. Foreground Application More Responsive than Background gives the foreground process a smaller priority boost. Foreground and Background Applications Equally Responsive leaves the foreground and background process priorities alone.

is this what u are talking about

also, u know, check on his processor and mem u can get some really inexpensive upgrades for those older systems nowdays

[Softwebdev]

Originally posted by fafsfa
Hi all,

I (my father) wants to run a ms-dos based program in from windows nt. This program is a fairly demanding program and results in output data in the 1-4 gigabyte range. He was wondering if there is a way to configure the program, or windows nt 4.0 to allocate the 1 gig of system ram to caching the results and doing the calculations, rather that just using the minimal amounts automatically assigned by windows.

im asking can nearly all the system ram be allocated to running this program, and if so how?
or does windows automatically allow all available ram to be used when doing a process such as this
(for example one run of the code, when parameters are put in place normally takes 10 hours)

if you have questions about my question please ask, or if you have feedback please contribute

Steve

you have 2 options

1- buy a lot of memory........memory nowdays is cheap so why not buy more ?

2-you can tell nt to use swap file when it run out of memory.........

problem solved :)

[fafsfa]

Well,

the system already has 1 gig of ram, maybe i missed the point i was trying to make. Does the program automatically access all of the system ram (even when its a dos based program) or does dos need to be "told" that it can access, and use all the system ram available (i thought dos was limited to using 640k of ram)?

Steve

[Softwebdev]

Originally posted by fafsfa
Well,

the system already has 1 gig of ram, maybe i missed the point i was trying to make. Does the program automatically access all of the system ram (even when its a dos based program) or does dos need to be "told" that it can access, and use all the system ram available (i thought dos was limited to using 640k of ram)?

Steve

is it 16 or 32 bit program ?

you can tell nt to execute 16 bit program separately.

you can do everything with your 1 gig of ram........not sure why you have problem running dos program.........

you can assign the PRIOPRITY of your program in NT so that your program will have all the resources available to execute this program