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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| 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

 

[Jeremy Davis]

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

 

[Ron Martell]

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
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

 

[Drew1]

Though this is an old discussion, it is easily found with google, so let me answer. In spite of the unhelpful comments from the Microsoft MVPs (no surprise people have been switching away in droves since), there is an answer to this (or a similar) question.

Having a dual-boot system, a linux swap partition exists, and it would be a shame not to use the space for windows virtual memory.

The excellent SwapFS driver for Windows allows this. Install and select as drive to contain the page file.

Note that if you suspend-to-ram in one system and then boot the other, the suspended state is overwritten.

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
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

 

[jengafox]

Thank you Drew1 for taking the time to answer constructively. Your response is exactly what I was looking for on my google quest.

 

[Drew1]

I'm glad I could help. I noticed a small mistake in my post - I meant suspend to disc, not RAM.