Freeware ramdisk 1 GB for XP

[pe3no@N05PAM.o2.pl]

Hi,

I'm looking for a freeware ramdisk driver/program for XP which allowes
to create big ramdisks (1 GB or bigger).

A long time ago I was using xmsdsk.exe, but as I read it doesn't work in XP.

My "biggest success" is a 329 MB ramdisk - "AR Soft RAM Disk 1.20":
http://www.majorgeeks.com/AR_Soft_RAM_Disk_d1356.html

Do you know a freeware solution for XP to make bigger ramdisks?

Thanks in advance and
Best regards~~Piotrek~~pe3no.

 

[John]

RE: Freeware ramdisk 1 GB for XP

AR Soft RAM Disk 1.20 is suppose supply up to 2GB

http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;1491092650;fp;2;fpid;1277378924



"pe3no@N05PAM.o2.pl" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm looking for a freeware ramdisk driver/program for XP which allowes
> to create big ramdisks (1 GB or bigger).
>
> A long time ago I was using xmsdsk.exe, but as I read it doesn't work in XP.
>
> My "biggest success" is a 329 MB ramdisk - "AR Soft RAM Disk 1.20":
> http://www.majorgeeks.com/AR_Soft_RAM_Disk_d1356.html
>
> Do you know a freeware solution for XP to make bigger ramdisks?
>
> Thanks in advance and
> Best regards~~Piotrek~~pe3no.
>

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Re: Freeware ramdisk 1 GB for XP

On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:52:23 +0200, "pe3no@N05PAM.o2.pl"
<pe3no@N05PAM.o2.pl> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm looking for a freeware ramdisk driver/program for XP which allowes
> to create big ramdisks (1 GB or bigger).
>
> A long time ago I was using xmsdsk.exe, but as I read it doesn't work in XP.
>
> My "biggest success" is a 329 MB ramdisk - "AR Soft RAM Disk 1.20":
> http://www.majorgeeks.com/AR_Soft_RAM_Disk_d1356.html
>
> Do you know a freeware solution for XP to make bigger ramdisks?


May I ask what you want a ramdisk (of any size) for? With *very* rare
exceptions (in special circumstances), using a ramdisk in Windows is
counterproductive.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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[Uncle Grumpy]

Re: Freeware ramdisk 1 GB for XP

"pe3no@N05PAM.o2.pl" <pe3no@N05PAM.o2.pl> wrote:

>I'm looking for a freeware ramdisk driver/program for XP which allowes
>to create big ramdisks (1 GB or bigger).

This is the Second Millennium... ramdisks have been useless since the
previous one.

 

[C.Joseph Drayton]

Re: Freeware ramdisk 1 GB for XP

Uncle Grumpy wrote:
> "pe3no@N05PAM.o2.pl" <pe3no@N05PAM.o2.pl> wrote:
>
>> I'm looking for a freeware ramdisk driver/program for XP which allowes
>> to create big ramdisks (1 GB or bigger).
>
> This is the Second Millennium... ramdisks have been useless since the
> previous one.

Actually Uncle Grumpy, there is a time when they are very
effective for me. I write databases in Clarion, and when I
compile I can cut my compile time by 80% if I put the entire
Clarion application on a RAM disk and run the Clarion
application from the RAM disk. For Clarion, compilation is
VERY hard disk intensive so having all the ancillary files
on a RAM disk is very nice.

I run a laptop as my development machine, but would not
recommend this approach for a person using a desktop unless
it has a properly function UPS.

Ciao . . . C.Joseph

"A promise is nothing more than an attempt,
to respond to an unreasonable request."

 

[pe3no@N05PAM.o2.pl]

Re: Freeware ramdisk 1 GB for XP

pe3no@N05PAM.o2.pl wrote:
> I'm looking for a freeware ramdisk driver/program for XP which allowes
> to create big ramdisks (1 GB or bigger).

Hello again,

I found what I needed - stable and freeware
The site is in Russian: http://ramdisk.nm.ru/ramdiskent-rus.htm
The driver also: http://ramdisk.nm.ru/RAMDisk_Enterprise_530105_Russian.zip


There is an English version but you have to pay or use
"Evaluation" version - where you receive pop-up messages.
http://members.fortunecity.com/ramdisk/RAMDisk/ramdriv.htm
http://members.fortunecity.com/ramdisk/Download/brewing.htm

Best regards~~Piotrek~~pe3no.