XP Pagefile refragmented even when preset to a single size.

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NoPusy

I just noticed that my pagefile had become pretty badly fragmented,
even though I had it set to 800 MB in size. I thought setting a
single size was supposed to prevent this.

XP Pro SP2.

Could an occasional extreme usage of memory cause this? I remember
reading that XP will use more than the pagefile allocated if it needs
to. Even so, why would that extra usage still be showing up in the
cluster map?
 
The pagefile is space allocated on the drive, and the fact that it may
appear to be in more than one piece is not a problem.. fragmented files can
be, however..
 
Thing is, I'm pretty sure it was contiguous (or nearly so) when I
created it a few months ago.

I have recreated it and its in only 2 or 3 'pieces'. If it scatters
again, I'll know somethings strange.
 
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