Using memory before swap file

I don't know exactly what you're talking about but my .02 worth...I usually use Norton and let it optimize my swap file. It is very reliable. Elsewhere in TR, I found this info...https://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?src=search&id=r00320010418frm01.htm

Good luck!

Generally, any OS will use the L1/L2 cache RAM first, then the SDRAM, then the swap file. This is based entirely on speed. The OS determines/anticipates what will most likely be the next series of commands or data that it will be required to execute/access and loads it into the appropriate memory. The memory level is generally kept pretty busy and full during normal use.

There *might* be a way of changing utilization but I don't know of any, and there may be unpredictable consequences since the OS cannot allocate memory according to it's own code. I would leave it alone.

Hope that helps,

dreaming.
The OS will use RAM before using the swap file on the harddisk.
You can use programs to manage or double your RAM (I dont remember the names but one of those programs came from quarterdeck).
There is a option in win98 to let windows determine the size of the swap file or you can manually specify the amount of harddisk that you want to use for the swapfile.
Try to buy more RAM, you will need it when you switch over to the next versions of MS (>=128 MB).