The big advantage to setting a fixed size swap file is that
it does not shrink or grow. Therefore.... once you defrag
the disk, the swap file will remain in one location and only that
one location. Much more efficient this way.
Jim Meagher
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hal Trachtenberg" <[log in to unmask]>
> > Hi PC-Soft,
> >
> > I have a Gateway 500Mhz PIII, 128Mb Ram, 32Mb Video Ram and
> > IBM 7200 rpm 13.6Gig Hard Disk.
> >
> > Want to set the minimum Swap file size to 200Mb.
> Hi Richard,
> First let me ask you why would you want to change your swap file setting?
> But if you do intend to do it then the swap file should be 2.5 times the
> amount of Ram you have.
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