Al Anger wrote:

> 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.

How can I monitor the size of the swap file?

> > 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?

I did this but I hear a lot of access on the drive.

Jose