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In my quest to tweak out another ounce of speed of my little processor, I would like to know how to tell my computer where to store the swap files.
I have a fairly full C drive where my 98SE O/S and most programs are--and a pretty empty secondary HDD. I have heard that putting the swap files on the "more free" HDD(if you have more than one)will speed things up some.
But how do I do it? Can anyone give me detailed instructions?
Name: gene Date: February 11, 2002 at 11:27:04 Pacific
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Sure, right click My Computer/select/Properties/Performance/Virtual Memory
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Response Number 2
Name: joeAgain Date: February 11, 2002 at 11:56:33 Pacific
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Does that give me the opportunity to choose WHERE I want the virtual memory to reside? In other words--->on WHICH hard drive or folder in specific alternate HDD location?
I thought that only gave me choices to let Windows handle it's SIZE or to do the SIZE choices myself, but not WHERE to have it be stored.
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Response Number 3
Name: zippy Date: February 11, 2002 at 12:05:26 Pacific
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yes, you can select the size and location of the swap file by following gene's instructions.
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Response Number 4
Name: joeAgain Date: February 11, 2002 at 12:27:20 Pacific
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Thanks Guys
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Response Number 5
Name: ding Date: February 11, 2002 at 13:18:41 Pacific
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But you need for instance Norton to determine where exactly you want it. Adrian's Rojak Pot advice: at the outer side of the main harddisk.
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Response Number 6
Name: . Date: February 11, 2002 at 13:32:43 Pacific
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Do not let Norton or anyone else tell you where you want it. It is your machine you decide. I hear the first partition of the second hard drive provides fastest access.
Set a minimum but no maximum. Use System monitor to determine how large to make the minimum.
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