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SysEdit: Optimize Your Virtual Cache in Windows 98 Location: Start/Run. Type sysedit and press Enter. Key feature: Edits or adds lines to configuration files such as autoexec.bat, config.sys, and win.ini. Notice your system periodically stalling while the hard drive thrashes? This phenomenon is often caused by the Windows virtual cache feature. Like onboard caching, this cache is designed to reduce disk access, but it can easily grow large enough to put a dent in your performance. If you've got 32MB of RAM or more, try setting the cache size at a fixed number. I recommend 4MB for systems with less than 48MB of RAM, and 8MB for those with 48MB or more. Here's how to set it up: 1. Run SysEdit. (Select Run in your Start menu, type SysEdit in the text box, and press Enter.) 2. Click in the system.ini window. 3. Scroll down to the [vcache] section. If you don't see one, type in [vcache] as a new heading. 4. If you have 48MB of RAM or less, enter these two lines:MinFileCache=0MaxFileCache=4096 5. If you have more than 48MB of RAM, enter these two lines: MinFileCache=0 MaxFileCache=8192 6. Close SysEdit, saving changes on the way out, and restart Windows.
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