Pagefile partition

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Branden Wolner

Sorry if this is standard question but I am thinking of putting my pagefile
into its own partition and I was wondering exactly what steps to take to
make sure that happens correctly. Also, how big a partition should I be
thinking about? Any input is greatly appreciated.
 
Hi Branden,

Q1: "I am thinking of putting my pagefile into its own partition and I was wondering
exactly what steps to take"

A1: I have used the 10 steps in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base Article,
section titled "Defragmenting the Paging File", to temporarily move my page file to
another partition with no problem. To permanently move it, follow the first 6 steps.

KB227350 - Files Excluded by the Disk Defragmenter Tool
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=227350

Note 1: In KB227350 step four, it (simply) says "4. Change the paging file to
another drive." For more detailed instructions, search Windows 2000 Help for the
topic titled: "To change the size of the virtual memory paging file".

Note 2: If the target partition is NTFS you need to make certain that the System
account has the correct NTFS permissions. For more information, see the following
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article:

KB259151 - Paging File Functionality Requires System Account Permissions and
Proper Size
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=259151

Note 3: Completely removing the pagefile from the boot partition does not allow
Windows to Write Debugging Information (create a crash dump file named memory.dmp)
should a kernel mode STOP error. For more information, search Windows 2000 Help for
the topic titled: "To specify what Windows 2000 does if the system stops
unexpectedly". Note that the aforementioned help topic does not tell you that there
is a (none) option, but you can specify it by clicking the drop-down box under "Write
Debugging Information".

Q2: "how big a partition should I be thinking about"

A2: Personally, I believe the size of the page file depends on your work-load. As
follows are some links to some information on the subject:

Tweaking your System Memory Last Updated on July 18
By Thomas McGuire
http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/memory-win2k/print.shtml

KB197379 - Configuring Page Files for Optimization and Recovery
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=197379

KB257758 - FIX: "Limited Virtual Memory" Error Message When You Start Your Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=257758

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: "Branden Wolner" <[email protected]>
: Wrote in message : Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 01:31 PM
: Sorry if this is standard question but I am thinking of putting my pagefile
: into its own partition and I was wondering exactly what steps to take to
: make sure that happens correctly. Also, how big a partition should I be
: thinking about? Any input is greatly appreciated.
 
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