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Cacheman 5.50 - User Guide and FAQ
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How can you test if your system has optimal Disk Cache settings?
A benchmarking program is not suitable for this purpose. A large Disk Cache speeds up most IO operations and the re-loading of applications by a significant amount, but on the other side if no free RAM is left a too large Disk Cache can decrease the general application performance by a huge amount due to increased paging file swapping.
The best method to test your settings is to create a worst-case scenario by loading several applications at the same time and work with them. If you encounter major slow downs (e.g. by processing large images in graphic software) try to reduce the Disk Cache to gain more free RAM. Registered Cacheman users can contact support to get performance related help.
Frequently Asked Questions - Cacheman
- Can I run Cacheman and CachemanXP simultaneously?
No, CachemanXP will quit Cacheman.
- Does Cacheman work on Windows NT4/2000/XP?
Yes, most settings are designed for Windows 9x-ME, but Cacheman offers even some NT4/2000/XP only settings.
- Can I increase GDI / User resources?
This is not possible. If you have very serious GDI / User resource problems the only way to solve them is to use less applications at the same time or to upgrade to Windows 2000/XP.
- Does Cacheman change the Virtual Memory size?
No.
- Does Cacheman have to be running all the time to work?
No. Cacheman is not a magic utility. Many Cacheman users have achieved great performance and/or system reaction time improvement, some even reported their system behaves after using Cacheman like after an expensive hardware upgrade. Of course, we have received a few reports where Cacheman was not able to help. We urge you to try it yourself and decide.
You can see in the User comments help file section how Cacheman has improved performance on many systems.
- Is it dangerous to use Cacheman?
Cacheman works on a huge numbers of computers without any problems. We have received a few user reports who have had problems while using Cacheman with exotic device drivers. (e.g. some noname network adapters). Use Cacheman at your own risk as stated in the license agreement of the installation program! Cacheman saves your original system settings on first startup, you can restore them anytime!
- I'm using Windows 95 and Cacheman's Tray Icon has an empty image - how to solve it!?
Please download the ComCtl32 Update.
- Will Cacheman improve every computer?
No. Cacheman is not a magic utility. Many Cacheman users have achieved great performance and/or system reaction time improvement, some even reported their system behaves after using Cacheman like after an expensive hardware upgrade. Of course, we have received a few reports where Cacheman was not able to help. We urge you to try it yourself and decide.
You can see in the User comments help file section how Cacheman has improved performance on many systems.
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