hutch
December 5th 03, 12:10 AM
susie
you'll find the appropriate 'setup' in here - ie
How to Configure Paging Files for Optimization and
Recovery in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?
scid=kb;en-us;Q314482
hth
God Bless
hutch
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi
>
>My xp runs slow, and I suspect it to be a memory problem.
>
>Trying to resolve this, I'm trying to move the pagefile
to
>d: and e: (separate drives - no partitions);
>
>I do it trough the virtual memory management in
>|controlpanel|system|advanced etc.... Everything shows
up
>perfectly ok, it lets me custom set the pagefile to the
>other drives and asks me to reboot.
>
>Machine up and running after reboot, and the pagefile is
>still located at the c: root. Puzzled I check the
settings
>in the virtual memory management; it shows no pagefile
on
>c: and indicates that the pagefiles are now located on
d:
>and e:. This also shows in the registry
(localmachine. . .
>etc. - the same location as clearpagefileonexit).
>
>So I try to delete the pagefile on c: Of course it won't
>let me do this via XP, so I try to delete it with the
>recovery console (doing attrib -s -h c:\pagefile.sys and
>erase c:\pagefile.sys(didn't work) and del
>c:'pagefile.sys). But on c:\dir the pagefile.sys does
not
>exist.
>
>Firing up the computer again, and the pagefile.sys is
>located in c:\. Hellbent on removing the file, I shut
down
>almost all processes and runs a cmd to get to the file.
In
>the dos shell the c:\pagefile.sys does not exist.
>
>Is there any database explorer uses that might be
>corrupted? Any cache that refuses to flush?
>
>Any help would be appreciated 'cause I'm running out of
>ideas.
>
>Susie
>
>
>
>Tech. info - in case any comflicts jumps at you reading
>them. . . .:
>The XP is located on a wd120gb 8mb buffer. The other hdd
>are 2 maxtor 80gb and another wd120
>They are in turn connected to a fis vc11 mainboard with
>768mb unregistered ram (kingston). The cpu is an intelp4
>1.4ghz.
>
>Also attached is a soundblaster5.1 card and a nvidia
>geforce2 mx400 card, a promise ultra ata 133 tx2 card as
>well as a multi firewire/usb card from adaptec/texas
>instruments. All drivers are currently up to date, as
well
>as bios'es flashed. All temperatures are fine (currently
>34*c - sunny outside and dark clouds inside)
>
>.
>
you'll find the appropriate 'setup' in here - ie
How to Configure Paging Files for Optimization and
Recovery in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?
scid=kb;en-us;Q314482
hth
God Bless
hutch
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi
>
>My xp runs slow, and I suspect it to be a memory problem.
>
>Trying to resolve this, I'm trying to move the pagefile
to
>d: and e: (separate drives - no partitions);
>
>I do it trough the virtual memory management in
>|controlpanel|system|advanced etc.... Everything shows
up
>perfectly ok, it lets me custom set the pagefile to the
>other drives and asks me to reboot.
>
>Machine up and running after reboot, and the pagefile is
>still located at the c: root. Puzzled I check the
settings
>in the virtual memory management; it shows no pagefile
on
>c: and indicates that the pagefiles are now located on
d:
>and e:. This also shows in the registry
(localmachine. . .
>etc. - the same location as clearpagefileonexit).
>
>So I try to delete the pagefile on c: Of course it won't
>let me do this via XP, so I try to delete it with the
>recovery console (doing attrib -s -h c:\pagefile.sys and
>erase c:\pagefile.sys(didn't work) and del
>c:'pagefile.sys). But on c:\dir the pagefile.sys does
not
>exist.
>
>Firing up the computer again, and the pagefile.sys is
>located in c:\. Hellbent on removing the file, I shut
down
>almost all processes and runs a cmd to get to the file.
In
>the dos shell the c:\pagefile.sys does not exist.
>
>Is there any database explorer uses that might be
>corrupted? Any cache that refuses to flush?
>
>Any help would be appreciated 'cause I'm running out of
>ideas.
>
>Susie
>
>
>
>Tech. info - in case any comflicts jumps at you reading
>them. . . .:
>The XP is located on a wd120gb 8mb buffer. The other hdd
>are 2 maxtor 80gb and another wd120
>They are in turn connected to a fis vc11 mainboard with
>768mb unregistered ram (kingston). The cpu is an intelp4
>1.4ghz.
>
>Also attached is a soundblaster5.1 card and a nvidia
>geforce2 mx400 card, a promise ultra ata 133 tx2 card as
>well as a multi firewire/usb card from adaptec/texas
>instruments. All drivers are currently up to date, as
well
>as bios'es flashed. All temperatures are fine (currently
>34*c - sunny outside and dark clouds inside)
>
>.
>