location of paging file

[Staffan Langin]

Hello,

I just recently discovered that my paging file is located on my boot drive,
even though I've set it to use another drive. I've tried locating it on
every other drive than the boot drive but it ends up on the boot drive
anyway. This change in behavior must have started very recently which seems
odd because I can't recall I've made any changes to the windows
installation. Does anyone have a solution to the prb?

Staffan Langin

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Please try the following article by Alex Nichol:

"Virtual Memory in Windows XP"
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.php

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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[Staffan Langin]

Please try the following article by Alex Nichol:

"Virtual Memory in Windows XP"
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.php

I don't think that article addresses the prb I'm having. I know how to set
up the paging file and it's been located on another drive than the boot
drive for >2 years. The prb I'm experiencing now must have started just some
days ago.

Some additional info: If I run windows without any paging file at all and
set the paging file to the desired drive, it will be located on that drive
until I reboot. After the reboot, the pagingfile is re-located to the boot
drive.

Staffan Langin

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

When you make changes to the pagefile's size and/or location, make sure you
use the "set" button before clicking ok. Also, you should still leave at
least a minimal pagefile on the system volume.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Alex Nichol]

I don't think that article addresses the prb I'm having. I know how to set
up the paging file and it's been located on another drive than the boot
drive for >2 years. The prb I'm experiencing now must have started just some
days ago.

Some additional info: If I run windows without any paging file at all and
set the paging file to the desired drive, it will be located on that drive
until I reboot. After the reboot, the pagingfile is re-located to the boot
drive.

As stated on the page; if you set it up on a second partition, you
should leave a notional one on the C: drive - which will not come into
existence physically but will keep things happy