shai

System.ini file; add or edit (if they are already there) the following lines under the appropriate header:

[386Enh]
MinSPs=128
MaxBPs=65530
Com1Protocol=
Com1Irq4Buffer=1024
Com2Irq3Buffer=1024
Com3Irq4Buffer=1024
Com4Irq3Buffer=1024
ComBoostTime=1
32BitDiskAccess=On
DMABufferSize=64
DMABufferIn1MB=On
DualDisplay=On
PageBuffers=32
KeyBoostTime=0.1
KeyIdleDelay=0
LocalLoadHigh=1
VGAMonoText=Off
MinTimeSlice=80
EMMExclude=A000-FFFF
PerVMFiles=150
ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1
*Note* - If you have problems connecting to the internet/loading pages, etc. after tweaking these files, try boosting the Com1, 2, 3, & 4 Buffers (ie Com1Irq4Buffer=1024) to equal 2048.


MinTimeSlice= Sets the minimum time slice. Lower values improve multitasking but decrease overall performance, higher values = vica versa. Default = 20. Experiment with the following settings: 10, 20, 40, or 80. My recommendation is 80

DMABufferSize= Sets the size of the Direct Memory Access Buffer in kilobytes. I recommend setting it to 64

ConservativeSwapFileUsage=1
This line makes the Swap File (Virtual Memory) not usable until something really needs to use it, when you run out of available RAM. This will cause you to have, on average, less free RAM than before, but whatever was in the Swap File is now in RAM meaning it will run much faster than before. But when something (like a game) loads, it will use the Swap File much more (if there isn't enough free RAM) resulting in slower gameplay. So I'd recommend trying this out and seeing which is better (change it to =0 to turn it off), but if you have at least 256 MB RAM, then just enable it

LocalLoadHigh - This setting tells the operating system to load its local drivers into upper memory by default as opposed to trying to squeeze them into conventional memory. Even though you'd think this wouldn't matter anymore, DOS still does play a role in how fast the operating system and leaving it whatever resources it might need is important. To enable this tweak, you should insert the line LocalLoadHigh=1 under the [386Enh] section.


32BitDiskAccess=On this enables 32bit acess to the disk

digitalwanderer

I'm assuming you're talking for win9x/me...but you didn't really specify.

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shai

its for all os
that is ms ones

Sourcer_2002

ok i typed system.ini in run and it loaded up in notepad vut it looks like nothing like anything in your post

shai

this is my system ini


; for 16-bit app support

[drivers]
wave=mmdrv.dll
timer=timer.drv

[mci]
[vcache]
MinFileCache=32768
MaxFileCache=32768
chunksize=65536
[display]
BlockWrite=1
DDC=1
Five6Five=1
DevBmp=1
VAD=0
OutEngine=1
[driver32]
[386enh]
woafont=dosapp.FON
EGA80WOA.FON=EGA80850.FON
EGA40WOA.FON=EGA40850.FON
CGA80WOA.FON=CGA80850.FON
CGA40WOA.FON=CGA40850.FON
32BitDiskAccess=on
DMABufferSize=64
DualDisplay=on
PageBuffers= 32
MaxBPs=65530
KeyBoostTime=0.1
LocalLoadHigh=1
MinSPs=128
VGAMonoText=Off
EMMExclude=A000-FFFF
PerVMFiles=150
ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1
MinTimeSlice=80
WinTimeSlice=9900,10
MaxPhysPage=
SyncTime=True
TrapTimerPorts=True
MinPagingFileSize=0
MaxPagingFileSize=0

morpheusthegreat

That looks for win9x and me. I think you can set similar settings in xp with some registry tweaks

sonofacpu

in XP the file is just like that

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black_out

XP doesn't work that way, tweaks are no longer done in the .ini files, these tweaks however can be donein the registry becuase that is where they reside in Win2000/XP.

I assure you, your tweaks are for Windows 9x and they work great, but not for 2000/XP.

icewolf898

Can you please explain what the rest of them do? (MaxBPs=65530, MinSPs=128, PerVMFiles=150, VGAMonoText=Off, SyncTime=True,) Like all those things, because i do not want to start applying shit when i do not know what they do.

black_out

Oh, heck I dont know -- but modifications like this are not done in 2000/XP by using in files, that much I do know.

So best I can think of -- look for the same value in the registry, becuase anything Win9x related that was modified in .ini files is no longer used that way.

Windows 2000/XP won't recognize it and ignore it, so it will waste the time you take to type it.

icewolf898

Actually you can still apply tweaks by using the system.ini file, they still make changes to the computer. I have seen on tweaking sites for tweaking a xp/2k system there is tweaks in the system.ini

PolygonParadox

You can use these tweaks all you want in XP, they just won't work. LOL

.ini files were used for 98/ME, XP doesn't even recognize them

black_out

And that -- is a FACT

The_Neon_Cowboy

Com1Irq4Buffer=1024
Com2Irq3Buffer=1024
Com3Irq4Buffer=1024
Com4Irq3Buffer=1024

very controversial many of the tech gurus have said this doesn’t work... and yes all those tweaks were mint for windows 95/98 those are old and many will cause many people serious issues... all rigs are unique

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black_out

Some are even windows 3.x tweaks like:

MinSPs=128
MaxBPs=65530
ComBoostTime=1
DMABufferSize=64
DMABufferIn1MB=On
KeyBoostTime=0.1
VGAMonoText=Off
MinTimeSlice=80
PerVMFiles=150

I haven't heard much of these since Win3.x

mcaber

First line in my sytem.ini (XP):
;for 16-bit app support

I think that says it all.

Takaharu

Holy thread necro, Batman. This one is epic

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temeteus82

Oh dead oh dear... I'll now close this thread since it was already considered as dead... And this thread don't contain useful information for modern OS's.

Thread Closed!

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