Is PAGEFILE.SYS the Swap File?

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letterman

Is PAGEFILE.SYS the Swap File for Win2000?
There's no WIN386.SWP like in Win98.

LM
 
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Pegasus [MVP]

Is PAGEFILE.SYS the Swap File for Win2000?
There's no WIN386.SWP like in Win98.

LM
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The "Swap File" is called the "Paging File" under all Windows OSs based on
Windows NT (Win2000, WinXP, Vista), hence the name "pagefile.sys".
 

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