Re: Help req re two pagefiles

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The only swapfile move I've seen that always seems to benefit is an
exclusive hard drive with the first partition exclusively used for the
swapfile, nothing else. Leaving part of the swapfile on the C: partition is
simply junk collecting memoralbilia in this case.

"Beemer" <Beemer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I have XP prof sp2 on C: and again on separate drive D:. The latter was
> installed in error after I tried to use my manufacturers support disk to
> install just one file! I have kept Windows on D: to use in an emergency.
>
> My dram memory is 1GB so my pagefiles are C: 1.572GB, D: 1.572GB
>
> In reading that there is a windows speed benefit of having just a small
> pagefile (250MB?) on C: and the large pagefile (1.572GB) on a separate
drive
> I am wondering if I can use the existing D: pagefile which was made by the
> second (unused) windows installation?
>
> Beemer
>
>


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