On 28 Nov 2008 at 18:00, Johan Henriksson wrote:

> Martin Spitaler wrote:
> > Just a note because WinXP-64bit discussions were on here before: Even
> > if the software doesn't support 64 bit, it should run faster because
> > the the 'virtual memory' the software is using (beyond 3GB) is
> > actually stored in RAM rather than on the harddrive.
> this sounds really off to me. virtual memory works by taking a block of
> memory and putting it on the harddrive. the address does not change,
> there will simply be nothing to where it points. hence virtual memory
> *does not* extend your limit past 2gb or 3gb, whatever your OS has.

But how about a RAM-disc?