In our last episode
Alan Miles <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>        A recent article in PC World (3/98) on Win'95 specifies a swap file
>size
>of approx 3 times the amount of RAM on the system. An example of 32Mb was
>given in the article and suggested that a 100MB swap file would do it

I would suggest monitoring the size of your swap file for a few days.
Then add 25%(approx) to the highest file size reached. Run your computer
'hard' during these tests. Alot depends on the size and fullness of the
drive.

> A neat trick I read said to create
>a partition that is the size of the swap file and move it to the new
>partition. You can specify the drive letter while making the above changes.

If you lucky enough to have two separate hard drives, put the swap file
on the  D: drive. If you happen to have two drives and two EIDE
channels...   :~)

Also, I like to set the min and the max to the same setting. This
eliminates Win 95 from pausing when re-sizing the swap file.
Anyone else with an opinion on this?



Al

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