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Old October 23rd 10, 05:55 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Default Swap file and defragmenting.

TRUE MR. BILL!


"Bill Blanton" wrote in message
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On 10/22/2010 16:48, Hot-Text wrote:

TO Delete the swap file is like unplugging your PC at the time you
Running Software's


Iit's understood that you can't delete a swap file in use. Windows won't
let you. However there's no harm in deleting the file.. say from DOS. It
will be recreated.


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Old October 23rd 10, 06:10 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Default Swap file and defragmenting.

For when running defrag VM make a swap file if the RAM MB's is to little for
the job ...
Add more RAM MB's will help make defrag work quicker, if you do not have
more MB's of RAM to add: just be patient !

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My win98 swap file is 2 gigs big and in 300 pieces.

I have to defrag my C: partition, which is 20 gigs big.

I have dual boot, and I'm not in win98 right now.

Can't I just delete the swap file and save defrag the trouble of
defragging it, plus make more room for other files, which also might
make defrag work quicker, and then when I use win98 again, won't it
make a new swap file when it starts?

Thanks.

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Old October 24th 10, 07:00 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Default Swap file and defragmenting.



mm wrote:
My win98 swap file is 2 gigs big and in 300 pieces.

I have to defrag my C: partition, which is 20 gigs big.

I have dual boot, and I'm not in win98 right now.

Can't I just delete the swap file and save defrag the trouble of
defragging it, plus make more room for other files, which also might
make defrag work quicker, and then when I use win98 again, won't it
make a new swap file when it starts?

Thanks.


In 98, you can try adding the line ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1 just below
the [386Enh) header in the System.ini file.
This basically forces the computer to use the physical ram first. If it
doesn't help, you can set the value to 0 or put a ; in front of that
line to disable it, or just delete that line and then reboot..
Buffalo


 




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