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Date:	Mon, 15 Nov 2004 15:28:47 PST8
From:	"Mark D. Overholser" <os2@markoverholser.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: OT: W2K pagefile.sys

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Jeffrey Race wrote:

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> Setting up a test W2K partition on my TP, I find it puts pagefile.sys,
> apparently a swapfile, on a FAT32 partition created by the IBM
> recovery disk.
>
> It is taking up 905 mb, which is too much and I don't want any FAT32
> partitions anyway.
>
> Can I get some wisdom on how small I could make this file, and whether
> I can convert the partition to FAT? (Problem is it messes up the
> drive letters).
>
> Tks for all help
>
> Jeffrey Race

I use Win2000 with SP3.

I have 256MB RAM with a 900 Celeron Processor. I have NO swap file on
the C: Drive (FAT32 Boot Drive for Win2000), the only swap file is on
the D: Drive also FAT32.

1) Click on the System Icon in the Control Panel (If you do not logon as
the Administrator, you will need to Shift-Right-Click on the System Icon
and Select Run-As [the Administrator or a user with Administrator Rights])

2) Click on the Advanced Tab.

3)Click on the Performance Button

4) Click on the Change Button in the Virtual Memory section.

5) Select the Drive and Swap File size.

(My Computer says a Minimum size of 2MB, Recommended Size is 381MB, and
Currently Allocated is 256MB. If I click on the D: Drive, I see a
Initial Size of 256MB and a Maximum Size of 512MB)

I keep EVERYTHING off the C Drive, since I have Three Primary Partitions
all with in the 1024 Cylinder limit. I boot Win2000, OS2 MCP 4.52 and
Win ME soon to be Red Hat 9, each from a separate Primary Partition.

Create a NEW Swap File on the Drive You want.

Delete the Swap File on the Drive you DON'T want.

Reboot!!

Good Luck..

MarkO

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