then dump the page file

Not quite sure what you mean. I have 512meg of RAM.

mz

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"malcolm" wrote in message
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"Mark D. Zacharias" wrote in message
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I have little experience with XP, but I have found that running other
apps
while recording through the sound card often results in glitches or
total
lockups of the recording software.
This happens especially if the recording is in progress and another
program
starts.

Mark Z.

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"Robert Morein" wrote in message
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I'm writing a biography.
I visit the subject of the biography and listen to the person
remininsce.
I take copious notes on the laptop.
I used to use a cassette recorder as well.

Since this is a modern XP laptop -- full duplex A/D D/A Centrino, with
an
80
gb hard disk, it has all the hardware required to function as a
dictation
machine. It would be much easier to cue than tapes.

My wish list includes:
1. An all-in one program.
2. Compresses to mp3.
3. AGC -- automatic gain control.
4. easy editor to allow me to add cue points.
5. Background operation -- should be a given with all modern hardware.






if you have enough memory i.e. 256mb or more of RAM,
then dump the page file (swap file or virtual memory), Windows runs a lot
smoother without it.
and there's a noticeable speed increase too.
regards malcolm