pagefile.sys on maxtor usb disk ?

[srp]

I had this working the other day , I'm sure , however at the moment
Windows Xp does not seem to want to create a pagefile.sys on my USB
drive, despite my settings . Can someone help ?

Simon

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: <[email protected]>

| I had this working the other day , I'm sure , however at the moment
| Windows Xp does not seem to want to create a pagefile.sys on my USB
| drive, despite my settings . Can someone help ?
|
| Simon

You should NOT create a Virual Memory swap file on a removable media as a USB hard disk.
Only internal hard drives.

 

[Richard Urban]

Placing a pagefile on a USB drive will have an adverse impact on your
computer performance.

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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Ron Martell]

I had this working the other day , I'm sure , however at the moment
Windows Xp does not seem to want to create a pagefile.sys on my USB
drive, despite my settings . Can someone help ?

Simon

Windows XP does not support the use of a page file on a removable
drive. Period.

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Microsoft MVP
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