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I set the threshold to zero but RAMpage 1.3 still frees memory from time to time. Why?

April 26, 2017frees memory rampage threshold time Zero

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I set the threshold to zero but RAMpage 1.3 still frees memory from time to time. Why?

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This is a bug in version 1.3 — the automatic freeing will kick in if you actually reach zero bytes of free memory. This problem is fixed in later versions so that a setting of zero does effectively turn off automatic freeing. Why won’t RAMpage start when Windows starts? There is a bug in version 1.4 which affects some users depending on what other software is installed — even though they check the “Start RAMpage when Windows starts” box, nothing happens at Windows start-up. This bug is fixed in version 1.5 If you need a workaround for version 1.4 try this: • Run regedit, (select “Run” from the Start menu and enter “regedit”) • In regedit, drill down to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->SOFTWARE->Microsoft->Windows->CurrentVersion->Run • Double click on the value named “RAMpage” in the right hand window • Place quotes around the executable file name and path. For example: C:\Program Files\RAMpage v1.4\RAMpage.exe M=16 T=4 etc… would become: “C:\Program Files\RAMpage v1.4\RAMpag