Guest Alan T Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 What is that for? It has a very huge in size, more than a GB.
Guest Patrick Keenan Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Re: PageFile.sys "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:Oqcz7M0xHHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > What is that for? It has a very huge in size, more than a GB. It's the Windows swap file, or paging file. If needed, you can manually set its size, but it's best to let Windows manage it. HTH -pk
Guest Tom Porterfield Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Re: PageFile.sys Alan T wrote: > What is that for? It has a very huge in size, more than a GB. That is the file used by Windows XP for virtual memory, memory used above and beyond installed physical memory or RAM. A good article that explains this can be found at http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm. -- Tom Porterfield
Guest Umesh Thota Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Re: PageFile.sys in other words thats the file windows uses to manage your virtual memory compensating to your less ram (memory) "Patrick Keenan" <test@dev.null> wrote in message news:eDcfNQ0xHHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message > news:Oqcz7M0xHHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> What is that for? It has a very huge in size, more than a GB. > > It's the Windows swap file, or paging file. > > If needed, you can manually set its size, but it's best to let Windows > manage it. > > HTH > -pk >
Guest Plato Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Re: PageFile.sys Alan T wrote: > > What is that for? It has a very huge in size, more than a GB. It's the windows temp file, also known as the page file. Let windows set it and manage it for best results. The more ram you have, the less Windows will want to use 'temp" memory. -- http://www.bootdisk.com/
Guest Lil' Dave Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 Re: PageFile.sys And, what is the default swapfile size if 768MB of RAM? The OP message says his/her swapfile is approximatley 1GB. Which of course you deleted in the previous reply. Dave "Umesh Thota" <thotaumesh@msn.com> wrote in message news:6BCC07D0-A23E-4276-B549-A4B784C2A067@microsoft.com... > in other words thats the file windows uses to manage your virtual memory > compensating to your less ram (memory) > > "Patrick Keenan" <test@dev.null> wrote in message > news:eDcfNQ0xHHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> >> "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message >> news:Oqcz7M0xHHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>> What is that for? It has a very huge in size, more than a GB. >> >> It's the Windows swap file, or paging file. >> >> If needed, you can manually set its size, but it's best to let Windows >> manage it. >> >> HTH >> -pk >> >
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