Re: How can I put the pagefile.sys on an external usb hard disk?



On 31/01/2006 "mikeemil" <mikeemil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>XP Pof. ignores the settings and put it on internal hard disk. I have not
>boot from internal hard disk. C: is a primary and the active partition on the
>external storage but XP put the pagefile.sys on D:. This is the first
>partition of my internal hard disk.
>I want sent the internal storage back to the vendor, so it would be great if
>there is a possibility.

The pagefile needs to always have access to a storage system and usually must
follow where XP is installed. Since you can not install XP onto a USB or
Firewire drive, then NO, you can not place the pagefile on an external USB
drive.

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