I have Win 2K on C partition and XP Pro on F partition of the same hard drive. I am running 512 megs of ram. Should I by default have a swap file on both C and F partitions or should it only be on C partition? If only on the C partition, I assume XP would use that swap file if needed?
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Dual Boot and Swap File
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Each OS handles a swapfile differently, so keep them seperated.
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Well the reason I asked the question, is because I have C and F partition both set for a swap file and right now I have a swap file on C partition but on F partition where I have XP Pro installed and I am on XP right now, there is no swap file.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\MemoryManagement shows the same size swap file set for both partitions.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\MemoryManagement shows the same size swap file set for both partitions.
Win2k and XP will always use the fastest of the two drives for the actual pagefile until it reaches the MAX parameter size, the it will use the second pagefile as well.
Are files and system files set to be "hidden" in Folder Options/ View?
I think that it might just be pot luck where the pagefile turns up.
On one machine that is a multi boot across 2 hard drives I have this (when in XP Home) -
Drive 1, partition A with 98se = pagefile.sys
Drive 1, partition B with XP Home = pagefile.sys
Drive 2, partition A data only = no pagefile
Drive 2, partition B with XP Pro = no pagefile.sys
On the same machine when in XP Pro I have 3 pagefile.sys, one each, in 98se, in Home and Pro.
On the same machine when in 98se I have also the same 3 pagefile.sys as above.
Why Home only shows 2 and the other systems 3 is anyones guess. Also 98se has its own Swapfile in the Windows folder too.
Just looking at another machine that is dual boot (Home and Pro), one drive and two partitions I have pagefile.sys in both partitions.
I expect I have thoroughly confused everybody, including myself, haven't you got an easier question?
I think that it might just be pot luck where the pagefile turns up.
On one machine that is a multi boot across 2 hard drives I have this (when in XP Home) -
Drive 1, partition A with 98se = pagefile.sys
Drive 1, partition B with XP Home = pagefile.sys
Drive 2, partition A data only = no pagefile
Drive 2, partition B with XP Pro = no pagefile.sys
On the same machine when in XP Pro I have 3 pagefile.sys, one each, in 98se, in Home and Pro.
On the same machine when in 98se I have also the same 3 pagefile.sys as above.
Why Home only shows 2 and the other systems 3 is anyones guess. Also 98se has its own Swapfile in the Windows folder too.
Just looking at another machine that is dual boot (Home and Pro), one drive and two partitions I have pagefile.sys in both partitions.
I expect I have thoroughly confused everybody, including myself, haven't you got an easier question?
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