windows 7 swap files

[KH7210]

Can any one tell me how to check the swap file settings. and how to change the settings if possible.

My son has a dell studio 1558 laptop running windows 7.

All help is greatly appreciated.
kh7210

 

[BadBigBen]

For future reference, please use Google first...

Here is a way to increase the Virtual memory or Page file on your Windows 7 Computer :

* Go to control panel>system and security>system
* Click on advanced tab
* In the performance section click on settings
* Again click on Advanced > click on Change in the Virtual Memory section
* Change the virtual memory [pagefile size]
* restart your computer

Source: Change Virtual Memory/PageFile Size in Windows 7

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[linney]

RAM, Virtual Memory, PageFile and all that stuff.

http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/WindowsGeneralWeb/RAMVirtualMemoryPageFileEtc.htm

http://www.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555223&SD=tech

 

[KH7210]

Thanks
KH7210

 

[flyboytim]

With the improved disk management tool in Windows 7 it is feasible to shrink a few GB from the end of your Data or System partition to make a small NTFS swap partition.

Unless you are handling large graphics, video editing, large databases etc. 2-3 GB is plenty for most purposes when you have in excess of 2 GB of RAM.

Edit the Performance virtual memory Advanced settings to allow a system managed Paging file on the swap partition and set the size on the other volumes to no paging file.

It will not then interfere with data storage, and help prevent fragmentation of large files, which can become badly fragmented with a dynamically changing pagefile. What's more, it cannot become fragmented itself.

After restarting, the pagefile.sys which took up 1-2 GB on your C drive will be sandboxed away in its own little space.

http://www.fxxxingcomputers.co.uk

 

[xwb]

I normally format the disk so that the swap file has its own partition. That way, it never gets fragmented.