Page File Mirror

[Guest]

I have a page file set on a seperate physical drive from XP SP2, but I have
noticed that the same amount of space that I have set for the page file is
being used in C:

I have drive Z (2gb) set for a 1.5gb page file. I use a program to look at
the allocation of space on my drives and it shows 1.5 of 2 being used by the
page file. I look at C: with this program and it ALSO shows 1.5gb being used
for a pagefile on C:, although it does not show up in my settings. When I
highlight everything in C: and click properties, it shows about 2.5gb less
than what is reported as being used in drive view.

Why do I show two page files when I only set up one?

 

[Pop`]

I have a page file set on a seperate physical drive from XP SP2, but
I have noticed that the same amount of space that I have set for the
page file is being used in C:

I have drive Z (2gb) set for a 1.5gb page file. I use a program to
look at the allocation of space on my drives and it shows 1.5 of 2
being used by the page file. I look at C: with this program and it
ALSO shows 1.5gb being used for a pagefile on C:, although it does
not show up in my settings. When I highlight everything in C: and
click properties, it shows about 2.5gb less than what is reported as
being used in drive view.

Why do I show two page files when I only set up one?

You tried to turn off the page file on drive C? It needs to be there; can
be small, but it must exist or windows will create it; it's necessary to the
operation.

 

[Guest]

It could be that you've got some options in error reporting set so that the
system needs that file to store memory dump data.

As Pop wrote, you should be able to turn off the pagefile on your C:\ drive.

I currently have 2 gB of RAM, and a 3 gB pagefile on a 4 gB partition on a
separate drive. I have no pagefile on any of the other drives (it's set to
that in the System applet) and don't have any problems.

- John

 

[Rock]

I have a page file set on a seperate physical drive from XP SP2, but I have
noticed that the same amount of space that I have set for the page file is
being used in C:

I have drive Z (2gb) set for a 1.5gb page file. I use a program to look at
the allocation of space on my drives and it shows 1.5 of 2 being used by
the
page file. I look at C: with this program and it ALSO shows 1.5gb being
used
for a pagefile on C:, although it does not show up in my settings. When I
highlight everything in C: and click properties, it shows about 2.5gb less
than what is reported as being used in drive view.

Why do I show two page files when I only set up one?

Set a small pagefile on C with a starting size of say 50 MB and a max of
100. That should prevent XP from creating a large one.

 

[Guest]

I am getting conflicting informaion here. One post says I cannot turn off the
C: page file, one says I can, and another says I should pre-emt the automatic
creation by allocating a smaller portion.

Additional Information: At one point I had an independant page file on a
seperate disk with no C: page file. That is why this is an issue.

The disk I currently have the seperate page file is on a 2gb partion on a
dynamic drive. I do not fully understand dynamic drives, but they have
already caused me problems before (search :zeretul1)

If I set up a page file on a seperate physical dynamic drive, would XP
recognize it properly, or is this why C: shows the same size page file, even
though I never set up one on C:?

 

[Ron Martell]

I have a page file set on a seperate physical drive from XP SP2, but I have
noticed that the same amount of space that I have set for the page file is
being used in C:

I have drive Z (2gb) set for a 1.5gb page file. I use a program to look at
the allocation of space on my drives and it shows 1.5 of 2 being used by the
page file. I look at C: with this program and it ALSO shows 1.5gb being used
for a pagefile on C:, although it does not show up in my settings. When I
highlight everything in C: and click properties, it shows about 2.5gb less
than what is reported as being used in drive view.

Why do I show two page files when I only set up one?

There are certain system functions (such as system failure memory
dumps) that are hard-coded to require a page file on the boot drive
(C.

Also with two separate physical drives optimal performance will be
achieved by having a page file on each physical drive. Windows will
use whichever one is most efficient for each specific paging
operation. In most instances with multiple page files it is possible
to manually configure the one on the boot drive to be quite small,
such as minimum 50 mb maximum 200 mb, without any adverse effects
*provided* that you are not using the "complete memory dump" option
for system failure.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
Syberfix Remote Computer Repair

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

 

[Rock]

I am getting conflicting informaion here. One post says I cannot turn off
the
C: page file, one says I can, and another says I should pre-emt the
automatic
creation by allocating a smaller portion.

Additional Information: At one point I had an independant page file on a
seperate disk with no C: page file. That is why this is an issue.

The disk I currently have the seperate page file is on a 2gb partion on a
dynamic drive. I do not fully understand dynamic drives, but they have
already caused me problems before (search :zeretul1)

If I set up a page file on a seperate physical dynamic drive, would XP
recognize it properly, or is this why C: shows the same size page file,
even
though I never set up one on C:?

Sorry I can't answer your questions about using a page file on a dynamic
drive. See this link for info on page files and virtual memory in XP from
the late Alex Nichol, MVP. One thing he says in there is that in some
systems turning off the page file on the C: drive results in XP creating a
large page file there. To avoid this problem set up a small one on C as I
indicated, which might not even get used, and put the main one on another
drive.

http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm