Swap file size

[Thomas Wendell]

The computer is my brothers, but I help him with it (he knows naught about
computers)

Any idea of having a bigger swap file than 512MB (or rather 256MB)? XP wants
to make 1152MB swap on C:. Physical mem is 768MB, HD is 80GB in 4
partitions. Also, does it matter on which partition the swap file is, as C:
is 5GB for OS and essentials only.. I sized it 512MB, put it on another
partition (30GB, reclaimed swap space on C: to have 2.5 free), but it's not
the first or the system partition..
Computer is used for internet, network gaming and such easy, not(?) very
memory-hungry uses...
At least so

(Have PM7.01 , so can do partition sizing "on the fly" if 5GB is(?) too
small for OS and Office 97SBS)


--
Most of my answers are learned on ms.public.xxx.xxx
Helsinki, Finland (remove spam_)

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Thomas,

You might like this read:
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm

Some shorts:

- WinXP can place swap files on multiple drives.
- A minimum file size less than the physical ram size may prevent a memory
dump when the system fails to boot (may or may not be important to you/him).
- As long as you are not heavily using swap, the partition it is on is not
as important. If swapping is heavy, you may want to decrease disk access
(head thrashing) by housing it on either the OS partition, or house it on
the fastest part of a second/third physical drive.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Thomas Wendell" > wrote in message
...
> The computer is my brothers, but I help him with it (he knows naught about
> computers)
>
> Any idea of having a bigger swap file than 512MB (or rather 256MB)? XP
wants
> to make 1152MB swap on C:. Physical mem is 768MB, HD is 80GB in 4
> partitions. Also, does it matter on which partition the swap file is, as
C:
> is 5GB for OS and essentials only.. I sized it 512MB, put it on another
> partition (30GB, reclaimed swap space on C: to have 2.5 free), but it's
not
> the first or the system partition..
> Computer is used for internet, network gaming and such easy, not(?) very
> memory-hungry uses...
> At least so
>
> (Have PM7.01 , so can do partition sizing "on the fly" if 5GB is(?) too
> small for OS and Office 97SBS)
>
>
> --
> Most of my answers are learned on ms.public.xxx.xxx
> Helsinki, Finland (remove spam_)
>
>
>
>
>

[Donald Link]

Why all the hassel. Windows will usually use only the swap file it needs so
letting it manage it should not matter. Plus why a 5gb partition on an 80
gig hard drive for the most critical files. Screwing around making
partitions instead of using one single partition for the whole hard drive
these days makes not sense unless there is some specific reason. Just as
easy to save data files to a single directory.




"Thomas Wendell" > wrote in message
...
> The computer is my brothers, but I help him with it (he knows naught about
> computers)
>
> Any idea of having a bigger swap file than 512MB (or rather 256MB)? XP
wants
> to make 1152MB swap on C:. Physical mem is 768MB, HD is 80GB in 4
> partitions. Also, does it matter on which partition the swap file is, as
C:
> is 5GB for OS and essentials only.. I sized it 512MB, put it on another
> partition (30GB, reclaimed swap space on C: to have 2.5 free), but it's
not
> the first or the system partition..
> Computer is used for internet, network gaming and such easy, not(?) very
> memory-hungry uses...
> At least so
>
> (Have PM7.01 , so can do partition sizing "on the fly" if 5GB is(?) too
> small for OS and Office 97SBS)
>
>
> --
> Most of my answers are learned on ms.public.xxx.xxx
> Helsinki, Finland (remove spam_)
>
>
>
>
>

[Jim Macklin]

A partition for the OS and another for data, perhaps a
partition for applications, allows you to re-install the OS
without effecting data. Applications can be installed
anywhere because you'll have to reinstall them anyway.

But if you have a serious problem with the OS and must
format and do a clean install, if you have a partition you
can do so while your data files (the stuff you wrote, your
email, etc) is safe.

Folders on a single large hard drive work for organization,
making it easy to find that file you downloaded or the
letter you wrote, but folders do not protect the data from a
software crash.



"Donald Link" > wrote in message
...
| Why all the hassel. Windows will usually use only the
swap file it needs so
| letting it manage it should not matter. Plus why a 5gb
partition on an 80
| gig hard drive for the most critical files. Screwing
around making
| partitions instead of using one single partition for the
whole hard drive
| these days makes not sense unless there is some specific
reason. Just as
| easy to save data files to a single directory.
|
|
|
|
| "Thomas Wendell" > wrote in
message
| ...
| > The computer is my brothers, but I help him with it (he
knows naught about
| > computers)
| >
| > Any idea of having a bigger swap file than 512MB (or
rather 256MB)? XP
| wants
| > to make 1152MB swap on C:. Physical mem is 768MB, HD is
80GB in 4
| > partitions. Also, does it matter on which partition the
swap file is, as
| C:
| > is 5GB for OS and essentials only.. I sized it 512MB,
put it on another
| > partition (30GB, reclaimed swap space on C: to have 2.5
free), but it's
| not
| > the first or the system partition..
| > Computer is used for internet, network gaming and such
easy, not(?) very
| > memory-hungry uses...
| > At least so
| >
| > (Have PM7.01 , so can do partition sizing "on the fly"
if 5GB is(?) too
| > small for OS and Office 97SBS)
| >
| >
| > --
| > Most of my answers are learned on ms.public.xxx.xxx
| > Helsinki, Finland (remove spam_)
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
|
|

[Alex Nichol]

Thomas Wendell wrote:

>The computer is my brothers, but I help him with it (he knows naught about
>computers)
>
>Any idea of having a bigger swap file than 512MB (or rather 256MB)? XP wants
>to make 1152MB swap on C:. Physical mem is 768MB, HD is 80GB in 4
>partitions. Also, does it matter on which partition the swap file is, as C:
>is 5GB for OS and essentials only.. I sized it 512MB, put it on another
>partition (30GB, reclaimed swap space on C: to have 2.5 free), but it's not
>the first or the system partition..

Read up on Virtual Memory at www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K.

[Thomas Wendell]

Did, _after_ questioning (but I _was_ at my brother's when wiriting)..
Good page..

--
Most of my answers are learned on ms.public.xxx.xxx
(W2k/XP I have no eXPerience)
Helsinki, Finland (remove spam_)




"Alex Nichol" > kirjoitti viestissä
...
> Thomas Wendell wrote:
>
> >The computer is my brothers, but I help him with it (he knows naught
about
> >computers)
> >
> >Any idea of having a bigger swap file than 512MB (or rather 256MB)? XP
wants
> >to make 1152MB swap on C:. Physical mem is 768MB, HD is 80GB in 4
> >partitions. Also, does it matter on which partition the swap file is, as
C:
> >is 5GB for OS and essentials only.. I sized it 512MB, put it on another
> >partition (30GB, reclaimed swap space on C: to have 2.5 free), but it's
not
> >the first or the system partition..
>
> Read up on Virtual Memory at www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm
>
>
> --
> Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
> Bournemouth, U.K.

[Donald Link]

Agreed, in principle. With the price of hard drives go the extra mile and
setup a hard drive for data, video editing, files and backups, etc. Seems
to be a lot safer. I think!!




"Jim Macklin" > wrote in message
...
> A partition for the OS and another for data, perhaps a
> partition for applications, allows you to re-install the OS
> without effecting data. Applications can be installed
> anywhere because you'll have to reinstall them anyway.
>
> But if you have a serious problem with the OS and must
> format and do a clean install, if you have a partition you
> can do so while your data files (the stuff you wrote, your
> email, etc) is safe.
>
> Folders on a single large hard drive work for organization,
> making it easy to find that file you downloaded or the
> letter you wrote, but folders do not protect the data from a
> software crash.
>
>
>
> "Donald Link" > wrote in message
> ...
> | Why all the hassel. Windows will usually use only the
> swap file it needs so
> | letting it manage it should not matter. Plus why a 5gb
> partition on an 80
> | gig hard drive for the most critical files. Screwing
> around making
> | partitions instead of using one single partition for the
> whole hard drive
> | these days makes not sense unless there is some specific
> reason. Just as
> | easy to save data files to a single directory.
> |
> |
> |
> |
> | "Thomas Wendell" > wrote in
> message
> | ...
> | > The computer is my brothers, but I help him with it (he
> knows naught about
> | > computers)
> | >
> | > Any idea of having a bigger swap file than 512MB (or
> rather 256MB)? XP
> | wants
> | > to make 1152MB swap on C:. Physical mem is 768MB, HD is
> 80GB in 4
> | > partitions. Also, does it matter on which partition the
> swap file is, as
> | C:
> | > is 5GB for OS and essentials only.. I sized it 512MB,
> put it on another
> | > partition (30GB, reclaimed swap space on C: to have 2.5
> free), but it's
> | not
> | > the first or the system partition..
> | > Computer is used for internet, network gaming and such
> easy, not(?) very
> | > memory-hungry uses...
> | > At least so
> | >
> | > (Have PM7.01 , so can do partition sizing "on the fly"
> if 5GB is(?) too
> | > small for OS and Office 97SBS)
> | >
> | >
> | > --
> | > Most of my answers are learned on ms.public.xxx.xxx
> | > Helsinki, Finland (remove spam_)
> | >
> | >
> | >
> | >
> | >
> |
> |
>
>