Set swap/page file on seperate partition

[Jeremy Davis]

I remember reading one time that in win2000/xp, you could install your
virtual memory as a whole swap partition like gnu/linux, etc., instead
of it as a file on a partition. Does anybody know how to do this?
Thanks in advance!

Jeremy

[Nicholas]

Moving XP's Page File to another partition on the same drive will
cause a decrease an overall performance due to the increase in disk
seek time. It would be best to only move it to a partition on a second
hard drive.

Virtual Memory in Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm

[Courtesy of Alex Nichol, MS-MVP]


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Nicholas

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"Jeremy Davis" > wrote in message:
...

| I remember reading one time that in win2000/xp, you could install your
| virtual memory as a whole swap partition like gnu/linux, etc., instead
| of it as a file on a partition. Does anybody know how to do this?
| Thanks in advance!
|=20
| Jeremy

[Jeremy Davis]

On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 21:26:39 -0500, "Nicholas"
> wrote:

>Moving XP's Page File to another partition on the same drive will
>cause a decrease an overall performance due to the increase in disk
>seek time. It would be best to only move it to a partition on a second
>hard drive.
>
>Virtual Memory in Windows XP
>http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm
>
>[Courtesy of Alex Nichol, MS-MVP]

That's not what I asked. I asked if you can specify a whole partition
as a swap partition (as in change the file system to one specific for
virtual memory), instead of windows using a page file. Linux does
this. You have to specify a seperate partition or drive as swap. The
whole thing. Not a particular file.

Jeremy

[Manuel B. Carvalho]

Yes, you can do that easily. I have my paging file solely on the first
partition of my second hard disk. The article Nicolas quoted tells you how.

"Jeremy Davis" > wrote in message
...
| I remember reading one time that in win2000/xp, you could install your
| virtual memory as a whole swap partition like gnu/linux, etc., instead
| of it as a file on a partition. Does anybody know how to do this?
| Thanks in advance!
|
| Jeremy


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[Ron Martell]

Jeremy Davis > wrote:

>On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 21:26:39 -0500, "Nicholas"
> wrote:
>
>>Moving XP's Page File to another partition on the same drive will
>>cause a decrease an overall performance due to the increase in disk
>>seek time. It would be best to only move it to a partition on a second
>>hard drive.
>>
>>Virtual Memory in Windows XP
>>http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm
>>
>>[Courtesy of Alex Nichol, MS-MVP]
>
>That's not what I asked. I asked if you can specify a whole partition
>as a swap partition (as in change the file system to one specific for
>virtual memory), instead of windows using a page file. Linux does
>this. You have to specify a seperate partition or drive as swap. The
>whole thing. Not a particular file.
>
>Jeremy

The Windows XP Paging File is a file. Period.

It can be the only file in a partition but it will still be a file.

Linux is Linux and Windows is Windows. Attempting to apply rules or
procedures intended for one operating system to a completely different
operating system will most often only lead to difficulties and
problems.


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
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