Pagefile.sys

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Bob

I have a PC with 3 HDD's, one of which I would like to
use as a volume for just the page file. I configured the
pagefile settings to be 0 bytes, no pagefile on the C:
drive (system partition) and set the F: drive (seperate
hard drive) for a 2500 pagefile size. I have a 1.5 gigs
of memory. I also configured for no system dump file and
also tried to set the system dump file to the F: drive,
on seperate occasions, but evertime I reboot and look
theres the page file on the C; drive hogging 1.5 gigs of
space and nothing on the F: dive. Can you actually move
the pagefile in XP Pro or is it just feature that
Microsoft wants you to believe works so you can pass the
corresponding test? I have install sp1 and am fully
patched. I have searched the knownledge base up and down
but to my amazement no-one else has observed this
behavior. Help please!
 
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Paul B T Hodges

Hey Bob,

I wouldn't have thought you needed a pagefile that big.

I've only got a meagre 512MB in this system, and my page file is only 256MB
its on a different partition but still the same physical disk
and it hardly gets used.
Look in task manager/performance tab at the commit charge peak, versus what
your Limit is !
Limit is total virtual memory, minus a few overheads including the kernel.

My commit limit, shows 755848K , which is round about 512+256 - the kernel +
overheads
The peak used is only 266124K

My physical memory shows 307176K available.

Is there any reason why you have 1.5GB memory ? Are you running some
database or other very memory hungry application ?

Anyway, back to the issue, what sort of disk is F: ?
I just wonder if its an ininitalization thing, and if F: isn't up and
spinning when xp starts up, it puts the pagefile on C: which obviously is
up, or xp wouldn;t be loading, or is xp having a problem with f:. Check the
system event log for things like crc errors or timeouts.

start/run
eventvwr.msc

You definitely should be able to move it to a second hard disk, in fact,
this article actually recommends it !

http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/expertzone/columns/mcfedries/03june16.asp

Best Wishes

Paul
 
B

Babylon

I had exactly the same problem. To work around this (but i don't know of any
fix), set the pagefile on the C drive to 'custom' and for both the initial
and max size in MB enter 2 as the value.

The pagefile you set for the F: drive should then work as you have
configured.

Hope this helps,
 
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Paul B T Hodges

Hey Bob,

I just came across something on the web which may be relevant, check your
registry for keys under

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory
Management


PagingFiles: Reg_Multi_SZ:
F:\pagefile.sys 2500 2500
TempPageFile :Reg_Dword: 0x1

What does your PagingFiles entry look like ? Do you have the TempPageFile
key ?

If the TempPageFileKey is present, delete it, and set Paging files as
indicated.

Then reboot

Paul
 
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Ron Martell

Bob said:
I have a PC with 3 HDD's, one of which I would like to
use as a volume for just the page file. I configured the
pagefile settings to be 0 bytes, no pagefile on the C:
drive (system partition) and set the F: drive (seperate
hard drive) for a 2500 pagefile size. I have a 1.5 gigs
of memory. I also configured for no system dump file and
also tried to set the system dump file to the F: drive,
on seperate occasions, but evertime I reboot and look
theres the page file on the C; drive hogging 1.5 gigs of
space and nothing on the F: dive. Can you actually move
the pagefile in XP Pro or is it just feature that
Microsoft wants you to believe works so you can pass the
corresponding test? I have install sp1 and am fully
patched. I have searched the knownledge base up and down
but to my amazement no-one else has observed this
behavior. Help please!

Try setting up multiple page files, one on C: and the other on F:
Set the C: drive one to a maximum size of 1.5 gb to match what it is
using. Set the F: drive one to the figures you want.

Reboot the computer and double check to ensure that the settings have
remained as you set them and that both pagefiles exist.

Then change the pagefile on drive C: to a minimum of 10 mb and a
maximum of 50 mb. Make sure you use the SET button on the virtual
memory window.

Reboot the computer again and check to see that the new settings have
been implemented.

It is generally best to leave a small residual pagefile on the boot
drive (C:).

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."
 

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