Swap File / Slit two drives / Size

[Bill]

OS - Windows XP Pro / SP2

I have my swap file split between two drives: my root drive and a second
physical drive.

How small can I made the swap file on the root drive? Can I go below the
minimum recommended size?

Thanks,
Bill

 

[Earl Grey]

Hi Bill:

You've probably read the information from Microsoft (and elsewhere)
about how to split the paging file correctly, so I won't get into that.

The minimum size for the paging file on your system partition is 2MB -
enough to hold a mini-dump in the event of a crash. If you select less
than 2MB, or none at all, I believe XP will take matters into its own
hands and create a page file on your system partition.

Earl Grey

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Earl

A common suggestion is 50 mb so that it can take a small memory dump
if the system crashes.


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[Ron Martell]

OS - Windows XP Pro / SP2

I have my swap file split between two drives: my root drive and a second
physical drive.

How small can I made the swap file on the root drive? Can I go below the
minimum recommended size?

Thanks,
Bill

The page file on the boot drive can be reduced substantially in size,
provided it is still large enough to hold whatever option you have
configured for the System Failure Memory Dump. The default setting
for this is "complete memory dump" which means that it would have to
be at least equal to the amount of RAM; unless of course you
reconfigure it. I have my memory dump option set to "small memory
dump (64KB).

See the article by the late Alex Nichol MVP at
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm for more detailed information.

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."

 

[Bill]

Thanks everybody. Bill

The page file on the boot drive can be reduced substantially in size,
provided it is still large enough to hold whatever option you have
configured for the System Failure Memory Dump. The default setting
for this is "complete memory dump" which means that it would have to
be at least equal to the amount of RAM; unless of course you
reconfigure it. I have my memory dump option set to "small memory
dump (64KB).

See the article by the late Alex Nichol MVP at
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm for more detailed information.

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."