Microsoft KB Archive/139669

= Description of "Disable Synchronous Buffer Commits" Option =

Article ID: 139669

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q139669



SUMMARY
This article describes the Disable Synchronous Buffer Commits option. To access this option, double-click the System icon in Control Panel, click the Performance tab, click File System, and then click the Troubleshooting tab.



MORE INFORMATION
Using this option causes the "Commit File" API to initiate a write of the uncommitted (dirty) buffers to disk, but does not wait for the write to be completed. This means that when the API returns, the data may not yet be on the physical disk.

Using this option will not increase performance for most programs and may cause file integrity problems for any programs that expect data to be committed to disk. You should use this option only when you are troubleshooting performance problems with certain programs that require it. Check with the program's manufacturer before using this option.

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