Server 2008 R2 - Metafile Cache Memory Consumption...

This question is related to posting
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winservergen/thread/7b49424d-08c1-4fc4-bc9a-3569ab978efe, the final comment in the thread reading:
"I ended up opening a ticket with Microsoft. It was indeed the exact same problem as people were having with Server 2008, which Microsoft was kind enough to provide a publicly available fix, but, for unknown reasons, have not provided for Server 2008
R2. They provided me with the DynCache fix, which allowed me to set a limit on how much memory was used.
Problem solved!
They even ended up charging me $100 for the fix, despite the fact that if the issue is Microsoft's, there is supposed to be no charge. I was going to dispute it but it got lost in the shuffle.
So, open a ticket with MS and they should provide you with DynCache, just don't let them charge you for it. Releasing a product then charging extra to make it work correctly is called a racket in my business...
Hope that helps"
I'm having the exact same issue with one of our production servers. I done the troubleshooting and I know that this is the problem. The simple question is, can I obtain dyncache for 2008 R2 without going to the trouble of opening a ticket, handing over my
credit card information and then arguing about whatever it is that they want to charge me.
Thanks in advance!
Lou Laczo, IT Manager, Conterra LLC

Word up folks.
I have had success using SetSystemFileCacheSize to tame 2008 R2 memory management.
-Copy SetSystemFileCacheSize.exe & EmptyStandbyList.exe to C:\Windows\System32\
-Create simple batch file to execute SetSystemFileCacheSize.exe flush & EmptyStandbyList.exe
-Create a Task to run the batch file as often as needed.
For our environment, running this Task once a day after our nightly backup routines is sufficient.
Hell, I suppose I could add these lines to the end of my backup scripts. Hmmm... Will have to test this.

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