Paging Files in Vista

I would like to create 2 paging files, one on C: and the other on an
eSata
external drive. I've heard 2 sides of how. One to let the computer
decide (System Managed Size) on both drives, and the other to have a
static page file on both as to eliminate fragmentation. Any suggestions
which to use? System Managed or a Static pagefile? And if a static,
how large on both. I have 4G Ram? Thanks.


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leelord

"leelord" <> wrote in message
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> I would like to create 2 paging files, one on C: and the other on an
> eSata
> external drive. I've heard 2 sides of how. One to let the computer
> decide (System Managed Size) on both drives, and the other to have a
> static page file on both as to eliminate fragmentation. Any suggestions
> which to use? System Managed or a Static pagefile? And if a static,
> how large on both. I have 4G Ram? Thanks.
>
>
> --
> leelord



You have heard two sides and you want someone to make the decision for you?

Balance what each side has said and stand tall. Make your own decision!

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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience

Yes it was a question because I don't know the answer because I'm not as
knowledgable as most. This is why I posted to get people's opinions and
read what they write THEN yes make a decision.


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leelord

leelord <> wrote:

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>Yes it was a question because I don't know the answer because I'm not as
>knowledgable as most. This is why I posted to get people's opinions and
>read what they write THEN yes make a decision.

You can Google "page file vista" and get what you need... MORE than
what you need.

Check this out:

http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=page+file+vista

Thanks so much for the link John... very informative... lots o
information. I should have thought of google.. Duh...

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leelord

leelord <> wrote:

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>Thanks so much for the link John... very informative... lots of
>information. I should have thought of google.. Duh....

Yep. Always do that first. THEN come here if you can't find what you
need.

Paging files are best left alone. There's little to no benefit to trying to
manually manage them. If you have sufficient memory for your programs they
won't be used anyway.

"leelord" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> I would like to create 2 paging files, one on C: and the other on an
> eSata
> external drive. I've heard 2 sides of how. One to let the computer
> decide (System Managed Size) on both drives, and the other to have a
> static page file on both as to eliminate fragmentation. Any suggestions
> which to use? System Managed or a Static pagefile? And if a static,
> how large on both. I have 4G Ram? Thanks.
>
>
> --
> leelord

"leelord" <> wrote in message
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> I would like to create 2 paging files, one on C: and the other on an
> eSata external drive.



Why do you want do this?



> I've heard 2 sides of how. One to let the computer
> decide (System Managed Size) on both drives, and the other to have a
> static page file on both as to eliminate fragmentation. Any suggestions
> which to use? System Managed or a Static pagefile?


In the vast majority of cases, it's best to do nothing to change the
default page file settings and not try to configure them yourself.
Fragmentation, for example, is not an issue with the page file. I
recommend not doing what you are planning to do.


> And if a static,
> how large on both. I have 4G Ram? Thanks.


The more RAM you have, the less the page gets used. For almost
everybody, having 4GB means that it will be used very little, and
doing anything special with its configuration is even less likely to
be at all productive.

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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"leelord" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> I would like to create 2 paging files, one on C: and the other on an
> eSata
> external drive. I've heard 2 sides of how. One to let the computer
> decide (System Managed Size) on both drives, and the other to have a
> static page file on both as to eliminate fragmentation. Any suggestions
> which to use? System Managed or a Static pagefile? And if a static,
> how large on both. I have 4G Ram? Thanks.
>
>
> --
> leelord

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> Not A Good Idea!
>
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