Page file

Could somebody tell me why when the page file is split over two drives when you have to reboot it comes up with half the page file(one drive only has page file ) but if you reboot again it puts it back to the size it should be over both drives .Clear page
file ar reboot is disabled ?

Open advanced in system,advanced,virtual-memory,click change button,
L.click a drive,select,let windows manage,click set 2X,do this for each,then
close out,restart computer.If you set it properly,a reboot pop-up and/or
a required restart will show.You can adjust windows to clear the page file at
restart or shutdown,but it also takes up to 1 minute more to to restart comp.
Open regedit,expand:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentco ntrolset\control\
sessionmanager\then open memorymanagement.L.click:clearpagefileatshutdown
Then go to edit,modify,set to 1 from 0 Close out regedit,restart computer.

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Could somebody tell me why when the page file is split over two drives when you have to reboot it comes up with half the page file(one drive only has page file ) but if you reboot again it puts it back to the size it should be over both drives .Clear pag
e file ar reboot is disabled ?

As I said in my original question all that you are suggesting I have done .On reboot you only get a page file on C: if you reboot again the page file for both C: and D: are where they are supposed to be - rebooting twice each time is a pain in the ass ?

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Open advanced in system,advanced,virtual-memory,click change button,
L.click a drive,select,let windows manage,click set 2X,do this for each,then
close out,restart computer.If you set it properly,a reboot pop-up and/or
a required restart will show.You can adjust windows to clear the page file at
restart or shutdown,but it also takes up to 1 minute more to to restart comp.
Open regedit,expand:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentco ntrolset\control\
sessionmanager\then open memorymanagement.L.click:clearpagefileatshutdown
Then go to edit,modify,set to 1 from 0 Close out regedit,restart computer.

"Don" wrote:

Could somebody tell me why when the page file is split over two drives when you have to reboot it comes up with half the page file(one drive only has page file ) but if you reboot again it puts it back to the size it should be over both drives .Clear p
age file ar reboot is disabled ?

"Don"
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Could somebody tell me why when the page file is split over two
drives when you have to reboot it comes up with half the page
file(one drive only has page file ) but if you reboot again it puts
it back to the size it should be over both drives .Clear page file ar
reboot is disabled ?

Are the 2 pagefiles in the same type of partition (e.g., NTFS) in 2
partitions on 2 *separate* drives? Or is it really 1 physical hard
drive with 2 partitions with a pagefile in each?

You didn't mention anything regarding your hardware. Are the hard
drives on the same controller? That is, are both on the motherboard IDE
ports, both on an IDE daughter card controller, or is one one a
motherboard IDE port and the other on an IDE daughter card controller or
maybe using a SATA port?

When the pagefile only on the first drive is used (and the pagefile on
the second drive is missing), can you actually use the second drive to
read and write files?

After changing the size of the pagefiles on each drive, delete any that
currently exist and force them to get created anew. See
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=255205.

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Page file is setup custom for C: and D: drives (primary and secondary ides on the motherboard) they are seperate drives (yes the drive is usable as per normal if you only reboot once )the point is why does it have to be rebooted again or manually changed t
o get the page file back to the custom settings - obviously the system knows that the setup is wrong if it corrects it by itself on the second boot.

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"Don"
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Could somebody tell me why when the page file is split over two
drives when you have to reboot it comes up with half the page
file(one drive only has page file ) but if you reboot again it puts
it back to the size it should be over both drives .Clear page file ar
reboot is disabled ?

Are the 2 pagefiles in the same type of partition (e.g., NTFS) in 2
partitions on 2 *separate* drives? Or is it really 1 physical hard
drive with 2 partitions with a pagefile in each?

You didn't mention anything regarding your hardware. Are the hard
drives on the same controller? That is, are both on the motherboard IDE
ports, both on an IDE daughter card controller, or is one one a
motherboard IDE port and the other on an IDE daughter card controller or
maybe using a SATA port?

When the pagefile only on the first drive is used (and the pagefile on
the second drive is missing), can you actually use the second drive to
read and write files?

After changing the size of the pagefiles on each drive, delete any that
currently exist and force them to get created anew. See
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=255205.

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Page file is setup custom for C: and D: drives (primary and secondary
ides on the motherboard) they are seperate drives (yes the drive is
usable as per normal if you only reboot once )the point is why does
it have to be rebooted again or manually changed to get the page file
back to the custom settings - obviously the system knows that the
setup is wrong if it corrects it by itself on the second boot.

How much system RAM do you have? How much free space is there on each
drive? What were the custom pagefile sizes that you specified on C: and
D:? Did you yet try to delete the old pagefiles and recreate them? I
would also try to delete the pagefiles (in Recovery Console mode) and
then see if you can also run defrag.exe (while still in RC mode) and
then reboot to recreate the pagefiles on each drive. Did you set the
min and max size to the same value for each pagefile (to eliminate or
reduce fragmentation)?

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I have 2gigs ddr 400 - free space is 100 gigs on C: about 95 gigs on D: min and max are the same on both (3069 - 4092) have booted in safe mode and deleted and replaced (many times) have no idea what RC mode is but if it is anything like safe mode you real
ly don't want to be running defrag.

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"Don"
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Page file is setup custom for C: and D: drives (primary and secondary
ides on the motherboard) they are seperate drives (yes the drive is
usable as per normal if you only reboot once )the point is why does
it have to be rebooted again or manually changed to get the page file
back to the custom settings - obviously the system knows that the
setup is wrong if it corrects it by itself on the second boot.

How much system RAM do you have? How much free space is there on each
drive? What were the custom pagefile sizes that you specified on C: and
D:? Did you yet try to delete the old pagefiles and recreate them? I
would also try to delete the pagefiles (in Recovery Console mode) and
then see if you can also run defrag.exe (while still in RC mode) and
then reboot to recreate the pagefiles on each drive. Did you set the
min and max size to the same value for each pagefile (to eliminate or
reduce fragmentation)?

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"Don"
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I have 2gigs ddr 400 - free space is 100 gigs on C: about 95 gigs on
D: min and max are the same on both (3069 - 4092) have booted in safe
mode and deleted and replaced (many times) have no idea what RC mode
is but if it is anything like safe mode you really don't want to be
running defrag.

To search on a concept yet unknown, like Recovery Console (RC), searches
will often yield help, like:

- Visit http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbhowto.
- Select "Windows XP" for the product.
- Search on "Recovery Console" (exact phrase).
- See second match in results titled "How to install and use the
Recovery Console in Windows XP".
- A little farther down is the article titled "Description of the
Windows XP Recovery Console".

Or, use Start - Help and Support and search on "recovery console". I
don't know if the defrag.exe program is supported under RC mode. You
can find the Defrag utility, Defrag.exe, in the %SystemRoot%\System32
folder.

By "setting min and max to the same value", I meant to have them set to
the same value for each of them for each pagefile segment defined. For
example, on C: use 2GB for *both* the min and max and on D: also use 2GB
for *both* the min and max, so min = max = 2000.


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"Don"
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I have 2gigs ddr 400 - free space is 100 gigs on C: about 95 gigs on
D: min and max are the same on both (3069 - 4092) have booted in safe
mode and deleted and replaced (many times) have no idea what RC mode
is but if it is anything like safe mode you really don't want to be
running defrag.

To search on a concept yet unknown, like Recovery Console (RC), searches
will often yield help, like:

- Visit http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbhowto.
- Select "Windows XP" for the product.
- Search on "Recovery Console" (exact phrase).
- See second match in results titled "How to install and use the
Recovery Console in Windows XP".
- A little farther down is the article titled "Description of the
Windows XP Recovery Console".

Or, use Start - Help and Support and search on "recovery console". I
don't know if the defrag.exe program is supported under RC mode. You
can find the Defrag utility, Defrag.exe, in the %SystemRoot%\System32
folder.

By "setting min and max to the same value", I meant to have them set to
the same value for each of them for each pagefile segment defined. For
example, on C: use 2GB for *both* the min and max and on D: also use 2GB
for *both* the min and max, so min = max = 2000.


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"Don"
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I have 2gigs ddr 400 - free space is 100 gigs on C: about 95 gigs on
D: min and max are the same on both (3069 - 4092) have booted in safe
mode and deleted and replaced (many times) have no idea what RC mode
is but if it is anything like safe mode you really don't want to be
running defrag.

To search on a concept yet unknown, like Recovery Console (RC), searches
will often yield help, like:

- Visit http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbhowto.
- Select "Windows XP" for the product.
- Search on "Recovery Console" (exact phrase).
- See second match in results titled "How to install and use the
Recovery Console in Windows XP".
- A little farther down is the article titled "Description of the
Windows XP Recovery Console".

Or, use Start - Help and Support and search on "recovery console". I
don't know if the defrag.exe program is supported under RC mode. You
can find the Defrag utility, Defrag.exe, in the %SystemRoot%\System32
folder.

By "setting min and max to the same value", I meant to have them set to
the same value for each of them for each pagefile segment defined. For
example, on C: use 2GB for *both* the min and max and on D: also use 2GB
for *both* the min and max, so min = max = 2000.


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Buddy I have no idea what you are smoking - but you really need to take a break - why would you suggest running defrag in RC mode if you don't know if it will run in RCmode - as for setting both min and max to the same value good luck (try it you will see)


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"Don"
wrote in :
I have 2gigs ddr 400 - free space is 100 gigs on C: about 95 gigs on
D: min and max are the same on both (3069 - 4092) have booted in safe
mode and deleted and replaced (many times) have no idea what RC mode
is but if it is anything like safe mode you really don't want to be
running defrag.

To search on a concept yet unknown, like Recovery Console (RC), searches
will often yield help, like:

- Visit http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbhowto.
- Select "Windows XP" for the product.
- Search on "Recovery Console" (exact phrase).
- See second match in results titled "How to install and use the
Recovery Console in Windows XP".
- A little farther down is the article titled "Description of the
Windows XP Recovery Console".

Or, use Start - Help and Support and search on "recovery console". I
don't know if the defrag.exe program is supported under RC mode. You
can find the Defrag utility, Defrag.exe, in the %SystemRoot%\System32
folder.

By "setting min and max to the same value", I meant to have them set to
the same value for each of them for each pagefile segment defined. For
example, on C: use 2GB for *both* the min and max and on D: also use 2GB
for *both* the min and max, so min = max = 2000.


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Buddy I have no idea what you are smoking - but you really need to take a break - why would you suggest running defrag in RC mode if you don't know if it will run in RCmode - as for setting both min and max to the same value good luck (try it you will see)


"*Vanguard*" wrote:

"Don"
wrote in :
I have 2gigs ddr 400 - free space is 100 gigs on C: about 95 gigs on
D: min and max are the same on both (3069 - 4092) have booted in safe
mode and deleted and replaced (many times) have no idea what RC mode
is but if it is anything like safe mode you really don't want to be
running defrag.

To search on a concept yet unknown, like Recovery Console (RC), searches
will often yield help, like:

- Visit http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbhowto.
- Select "Windows XP" for the product.
- Search on "Recovery Console" (exact phrase).
- See second match in results titled "How to install and use the
Recovery Console in Windows XP".
- A little farther down is the article titled "Description of the
Windows XP Recovery Console".

Or, use Start - Help and Support and search on "recovery console". I
don't know if the defrag.exe program is supported under RC mode. You
can find the Defrag utility, Defrag.exe, in the %SystemRoot%\System32
folder.

By "setting min and max to the same value", I meant to have them set to
the same value for each of them for each pagefile segment defined. For
example, on C: use 2GB for *both* the min and max and on D: also use 2GB
for *both* the min and max, so min = max = 2000.


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Buddy I have no idea what you are smoking - but you really need to take a break - why would you suggest running defrag in RC mode if you don't know if it will run in RCmode - as for setting both min and max to the same value good luck (try it you will see)


"*Vanguard*" wrote:

"Don"
wrote in :
I have 2gigs ddr 400 - free space is 100 gigs on C: about 95 gigs on
D: min and max are the same on both (3069 - 4092) have booted in safe
mode and deleted and replaced (many times) have no idea what RC mode
is but if it is anything like safe mode you really don't want to be
running defrag.

To search on a concept yet unknown, like Recovery Console (RC), searches
will often yield help, like:

- Visit http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbhowto.
- Select "Windows XP" for the product.
- Search on "Recovery Console" (exact phrase).
- See second match in results titled "How to install and use the
Recovery Console in Windows XP".
- A little farther down is the article titled "Description of the
Windows XP Recovery Console".

Or, use Start - Help and Support and search on "recovery console". I
don't know if the defrag.exe program is supported under RC mode. You
can find the Defrag utility, Defrag.exe, in the %SystemRoot%\System32
folder.

By "setting min and max to the same value", I meant to have them set to
the same value for each of them for each pagefile segment defined. For
example, on C: use 2GB for *both* the min and max and on D: also use 2GB
for *both* the min and max, so min = max = 2000.


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Thank you for the info. on Recovery Console - as it says it is for advanced users and if the computer cannot be started in safe mode(as niether of these apply it is totaly useless) incase you didn't notice this is the new users group (not the tech group)wh
y not just tell me to go into regedit and start deleting items ?

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"Don"
wrote in :
I have 2gigs ddr 400 - free space is 100 gigs on C: about 95 gigs on
D: min and max are the same on both (3069 - 4092) have booted in safe
mode and deleted and replaced (many times) have no idea what RC mode
is but if it is anything like safe mode you really don't want to be
running defrag.

To search on a concept yet unknown, like Recovery Console (RC), searches
will often yield help, like:

- Visit http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbhowto.
- Select "Windows XP" for the product.
- Search on "Recovery Console" (exact phrase).
- See second match in results titled "How to install and use the
Recovery Console in Windows XP".
- A little farther down is the article titled "Description of the
Windows XP Recovery Console".

Or, use Start - Help and Support and search on "recovery console". I
don't know if the defrag.exe program is supported under RC mode. You
can find the Defrag utility, Defrag.exe, in the %SystemRoot%\System32
folder.

By "setting min and max to the same value", I meant to have them set to
the same value for each of them for each pagefile segment defined. For
example, on C: use 2GB for *both* the min and max and on D: also use 2GB
for *both* the min and max, so min = max = 2000.


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Thank you for the info. on Recovery Console - as it says it is for advanced users and if the computer cannot be started in safe mode(as niether of these apply it is totaly useless) incase you didn't notice this is the new users group (not the tech group)wh
y not just tell me to go into regedit and start deleting items ?

"*Vanguard*" wrote:

"Don"
wrote in :
I have 2gigs ddr 400 - free space is 100 gigs on C: about 95 gigs on
D: min and max are the same on both (3069 - 4092) have booted in safe
mode and deleted and replaced (many times) have no idea what RC mode
is but if it is anything like safe mode you really don't want to be
running defrag.

To search on a concept yet unknown, like Recovery Console (RC), searches
will often yield help, like:

- Visit http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbhowto.
- Select "Windows XP" for the product.
- Search on "Recovery Console" (exact phrase).
- See second match in results titled "How to install and use the
Recovery Console in Windows XP".
- A little farther down is the article titled "Description of the
Windows XP Recovery Console".

Or, use Start - Help and Support and search on "recovery console". I
don't know if the defrag.exe program is supported under RC mode. You
can find the Defrag utility, Defrag.exe, in the %SystemRoot%\System32
folder.

By "setting min and max to the same value", I meant to have them set to
the same value for each of them for each pagefile segment defined. For
example, on C: use 2GB for *both* the min and max and on D: also use 2GB
for *both* the min and max, so min = max = 2000.


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