page file won't move

[Guest]

OK, I have 2 physical drives, c and D
Since setup, d has been configure to have the page file.
Now, it's set to a different size on c. I verified settings, no paging file
on c, fixed size on d. old pagefile.sys still existed on d, so I deleted it.
Set all drives to no page file and restarted. deleted pagefile from c, and
reset d to be page drive. Reatarted and back to square one.

fast forward to me going through registry and verifying that d with a custom
size was set. All instances of paging files reflect D:\pagefile.sys 2048
2048.

What am I missing, as the only pagefile on this computer is c:\pagefile.sys,
1535mb, no page file on d at all.

Athlon 2700 on asus a7n8x dlx, 1 Gb ram, 2 maxtore Drive, nvidia video card.
all drivrs in use are whql.

 

[Ron Martell]

OK, I have 2 physical drives, c and D
Since setup, d has been configure to have the page file.
Now, it's set to a different size on c. I verified settings, no paging file
on c, fixed size on d. old pagefile.sys still existed on d, so I deleted it.
Set all drives to no page file and restarted. deleted pagefile from c, and
reset d to be page drive. Reatarted and back to square one.

fast forward to me going through registry and verifying that d with a custom
size was set. All instances of paging files reflect D:\pagefile.sys 2048
2048.

What am I missing, as the only pagefile on this computer is c:\pagefile.sys,
1535mb, no page file on d at all.

Athlon 2700 on asus a7n8x dlx, 1 Gb ram, 2 maxtore Drive, nvidia video card.
all drivrs in use are whql.

For a variety of reasons Windows XP is happiest when there is a page
file on the boot drive (c even if it is only a small one. One
reason for this is that certain functions, such as system failure
memory dumps, require a page file on the boot drive.

Best procedure with two hard drives is to specifiy a small page file
(e.g. 10 mb minimum 50 mb maximum) for drive C: as well as the main
page file on drive D:.

See MVP Alex Nichol's article on virtual memory management in Windows
XP at http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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