parputt
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join:2001-11-25
New Iberia, LA
 ·AT&T Southeast
| [XP] Swap file question
I just moved up from 98se to XP. I have always used Norton System Works/Utilities and loved the feature where you could Optimize the drive and put the swap file at the front of the disk. When I built this new system I also went from Norton Utilities 2002 to Norton System Works 2003. 2003 does not have the Optimization option. Is there another easy way to move the swap file to the front of the disk in XP? Not sure if this should be in MS or Software so move it if need be. Thanks.
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join:2003-02-05
Area 52
| Hi,
Perhaps that was a strategy that made sense a while ago when drives were slower and main memory was more expensive.
Even then though it strikes me it should be in the middle from a statistical point of view of where the heads will be at any point in time.
If I only had one hard drive I would opt to add as much main memory as I could. That one disk can only handle one task at a time. If there is an inadequate amount of main memory, overall performance will suffer because the disk will be serving paging needs frequently and not be able to serve program needs during that time. *I've heard the phrase "thrashing" to describe this situation.*
Also, I would have more than one hard drive. Not only does it give a really neat place, performance wise, to put the paging file it also can be used for data, on line backup, etc.
Good Luck
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cprgolds
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join:2000-12-22
Portland, OR
| reply to parputt
1) Question #1, how is your machine running? You can check memory and virtual memory in the Task Manager and get a flavor for how much swapping is going on.
2) How much RAM do you have?
You may be worrying about nothing. If you have adequate RAM and if you set a large enough Swap file and keep it contiguous (ie. don't mess around with the size) you should be OK.
I agree with EmmettUS in his statements above.
The real answer depends on what applications you run on your machine and how you satisfy their hunger for memory. |
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parputt
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New Iberia, LA
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| Yea I guess I could have done a little more research before I posted. I have 1024MB Physical, 3612 Total, and only 125MB Used after some normal use. I guess I am worrying about nothing. I will watch the monitor after some heavy use and see, but I don't think I am even touching the swap file. Thanks for the replies.
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Shootist
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Decatur, GA
| There are features in other defragmentors, perfectDisk, Diskeeper that allow you to do more defrag operations at boot. I have N SYSworks but don't use Speed Disk, I have used the old versions and like it. XP/NTFS has more file/disk protection built in so there is only so much you can do when the OS is completely loaded. I'm not really sure if N Speed Disk has some of the features that the other 2 defrag programs has.
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