How to release memory? (D2.0.30)

[BCS]

Reply to Steven,

> On Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:11:39 -0400, Daniel Keep
> <daniel.keep.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> BCS wrote:
>> 
>>> ... The good news is that with virtual memory, all of that has
>>> almost zero cost. What matters is how much ram you are actively
>>> using.
>>> 
>> You've obviously never used a netbook with no swap file.  :)
>> 
> Swap files are needed for hibernation, probably a very highly used
> feature  for netbooks...
> 
> -Steve
> 

Last I checked, windows doesn't use the swap file to hibernate (it seems 
to have to create a new file when you turn on the feature). I haven't a clue 
why it doesn't but that seems to be the case.