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Old October 22nd 10, 01:12 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
mm
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Default Swap file and defragmenting.

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 22nd 10, 03:38 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
mm
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Default Swap file and defragmenting.

On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:12:03 -0400, mm
wrote:

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


Never mind. I found out some people delete it every day!


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 22nd 10, 04:49 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Bill in Co
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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.


What's the big deal? If you check this out, you'll see you can set it to
a fixed minimum (but expandable, as necessary) size, and defragging the
drive won't take that long (using the WinME defragger).

Deleting the swap file every day? Why bother? It's going to have to be
created each time - which is a waste of time.


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Old October 22nd 10, 09:43 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Bill in Co
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Default Swap file and defragmenting.

On second thought, if you're getting a whopping 2GB Win98 swap file, maybe
not. (I never had one that big on Win98). So maybe it's best to keep
letting windows completely manage it on its own (which is the safest
approach). And if you feel the need, delete the swap file once in a rare
while.

Bill in Co wrote:
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.


What's the big deal? If you check this out, you'll see you can set it
to
a fixed minimum (but expandable, as necessary) size, and defragging the
drive won't take that long (using the WinME defragger).

Deleting the swap file every day? Why bother? It's going to have to
be
created each time - which is a waste of time.



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Old October 22nd 10, 10:14 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
philo[_33_]
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Default Swap file and defragmenting.

On 10/21/2010 09:38 PM, mm wrote:
On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:12:03 -0400,
wrote:

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


Never mind. I found out some people delete it every day!


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.




If you have enough RAM
your swap file will probably not even be used, so you are wasting your time.

I'd just let Windows manage it , then forget it
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Old October 22nd 10, 07:16 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Bill Blanton[_4_]
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Default Swap file and defragmenting.

On 10/21/2010 20:12, 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.


Not sure why you have to defrag your "C: partition", but if it's to fix
the problem you've been having lately with 98, you shouldn't. Defrag is
for healthy drives.

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?


Yes, you can delete the swap file.

If your XP paging drive is a FAT drive, to save disk space you can also
"share" the paging (swap) file disk space between 98 and XP. Under the
[386Enh] header in 98's system.ini, add the lines

example:

Paging drive=D:
PagingFile=D:\pagefile.sys

(assuming XP is on D

If XP's paging file is not on FAT you could go the other way by
relocating the page file in XP to the 9x root, and specify in 9x
system.ini (e.g.)

Paging drive=C:
PagingFile=C:\pagefile.sys

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Old October 22nd 10, 09:48 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Default Swap file and defragmenting.

That the way it have my win 2000 Paging drive to win 98 swap and when it
2000 and look at the swap file it can be 2gb but it go a way
at Restart to Win98 for I have 450 of Ram win 98 make it swap win needed!

If MM see 2gb of swap it's all made by his software's needing more Ram to
run, it all will, go a way, it's just Virtual Memory
For Virtual will Save jobs, Close and Delete the swap file on [Exit] Shut
Down of PC!

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

TestDisk can:

Fix partition table, recover deleted partition
Recover FAT32 boot sector from its backup
Rebuild FAT12/FAT16/FAT32 boot sector
Fix FAT tables
Rebuild NTFS boot sector
Recover NTFS boot sector from its backup
Fix MFT using MFT mirror
Locate ext2/ext3 Backup SuperBlock
Undelete files from FAT, NTFS and ext2 filesystem
Copy files from deleted FAT, NTFS and ext2/ext3 partitions.

Would you unplugging your PC at that time of a Software Running a tool
like That,
For Virtual will Save jobs, Close and Delete the swap file?
I do not think so!



Ok on C:\ no swap file running WinME
Open WinZip make a Archive of C:\c.zip
C:\ is 3.77 GB how long will it before Virtual Memory make a swap file
I have 380.0 MB of RAM and I have 6404MB Free on Hard Drive

Dam C is 4.14 GB WinZip have no save to c.zip and Virtual Memory move swap
to D:\ 9.30 Free there
Hmm Virtual Memory swap to D not no C:\ to little LOOL

That they is call a swap f




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Old October 22nd 10, 10:11 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Hot-text
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Default Swap file and defragmenting.

Do you Thank that WinZip add to the Archive a Virtual Memory swap to the
Zip?
Hmm good that Virtual Memory swap to D:\ so it will not be Archive!
Not will WinZip add to the Archive WinZip Temp file to the Zip?
we see Hmm LOOL


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Old October 23rd 10, 02:29 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Bill Blanton[_4_]
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Default Swap file and defragmenting.

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, 05:41 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Hot-text
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Default Swap file and defragmenting.

Warning:
The following file is open by another program.
If that program writes to the file while WinZip is zipping the file, the
zipped file may be corrupt: C:/_RESTORE/LOGS/vxdsfp.iog
Good Done!
Close WinZip and no swap on D:/ Hmm

Now it's time to put the zipped file to a Defragmenting on D:/
Need to move it out of the Free space on D:/ so I can move it faster on the
Network with out getting Corrupt on it way

Start Win ME Defrag at 8:45 PM on D:/ 9:02 PM at 13% Complete. Dam Show
that Win ME Defrag is on 2.19 GB used on a 7.10 GB!
Done Defrag at 10:50
moving to

"Hot-Text" wrote in message
...
Do you Thank that WinZip add to the Archive a Virtual Memory swap to the
Zip?
Hmm good that Virtual Memory swap to D:\ so it will not be Archive!
Not will WinZip add to the Archive WinZip Temp file to the Zip?
we see Hmm LOOL


 




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