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In news:0c7491ls0gn4bdenajqnu708v5cnebubgv@4ax.com,
Terry Pinnell <terrypinDELETE@THESEdial.pipex.com> typed:
> "Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)" <mike.hall.mail@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>> Terry
>>
>> The 'page file' should either be where it is now, or on a
>> another
>> harddrive if installed.. the ize indicates that it is 'Windows
>> managed' which is a good thing..
>>
>> For more information on Page files, read the web page below..
>>
>>
>>
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.php
>
> Thanks Mike, but could you amplify on that point about another
> hard
> drive please? I do in fact have two identical HDs, but didn't
> think it
> relevant to mention the other one. So the total picture is:
> HD 1
> ----
> C: System file Paging file 757 MB
> D: Data, Programs No paging file set
>
> HD2
> ---
> E: Old system file, for emergency. No paging file set
> F: Backups (nightly, main sections of D
No paging file set
>
> Why would I want to put the paging file on HD2, when the active
> system
> is C:?
That's *exactly* why. If the active drive is C: every time you
need to use the page file, you have to move the drive heads from
where they are to the page file, then back again. And head
movement is the slowest part of using a drive. If you move the
page file to a less active drive, you get much less head
movement. A good rule of thumb is that the page file should be on
the most used partition of the least used physical drive.
However, you should keep a small page file on C:; Windows is
likely to complain, otherwise.
For more info, read here:
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm
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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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