Cannot set the Virtual Memory other than C drive

[hiryu]

Hi, I hope someone can help me
I recently reinstalled my WinXP SP2, I noticed windows
kept placing virtual memory pagefile into my C drive even
I set it to D drive.
Generally after I changed setting in the virtual memory
setting, after the first reboot, it was ok but when I reboot
again, it put the pagefile to C drive again. I went back
and looked at the setting, the setting showed the virtual
memory was set to D drive, ie as I set before, but
currently using C drive.

I didn't had this problem before i reinstall WinXP

I have 3 HDD, 2 of them running in raid 0
winxp installed in D drive in first partition of the
RAID array.
C Drive is partitioned to about 2GB FAT16 for
lagacy software etc...
D Drive about 60GB NTFS


Thanks

 

[Guest]

Why put xp in D: drive,by default all software,updates,and xp itself
are set for C: You can set it to D: but why throw a wrench in it to begin
with.....As for the page file,in system properties,click on the drive and
adjust,
then click set 2X,if its not clicked twice,the settings usually wont take
place..

 

[hiryu]

Thanks for you help

But I've tried what you said many times, the setting did take
palce but only for next boot, after that, it changed back
to use C: only after another reboot. But I can't set it
everytime before shuting down or rebooting my computer.
The other work around is keep C: full, so the windows would use
the D:, but this is not practical option.

BTW,

It doesn't matter which drive to install the winxp,
and the default of most software,updates,and xp is not set
for C:, they actually read the environment variables
eg %WINDIR% to know where winxp installed. Only poorly
written programs don't.

D drive is the first drive of RAID 0 array, so I want windows
to be installed in a fast drive.

C: drive, i've installed win98 and DOS for some of my legacy
software.

 

[hiryu]

I solved the problem by puting the pagefile into other
partition of the RAID array (G: drive, still NTFS). I don't know
why the windows doesn't like my D: drive.
The only difference of G: is smaller.