Marshalus Veteran Posted August 29, 2001 Veteran Share Posted August 29, 2001 What is the benifit to clearing the page file? Will the computer boot faster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futile Posted August 29, 2001 Share Posted August 29, 2001 think the main thing is that it stores valuable info which could be a security risk, like some passwords, or shares info etc.. - Dunno if it helps boot faster? my Pagefile has to be 2.3Gigs cause my RAM is 1.5Gigs. I belive its a good idea to have your pagefile a static size rather than variable, (for best stability). - - Futile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me101 Veteran Posted August 29, 2001 Veteran Share Posted August 29, 2001 Yes, that's very good advice, futile, it is recommended that you have a static or fixed size page file, and the amount that you allocate is usually between 1.5 and 2 times of your actual physical ram in your system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mtomd Posted August 29, 2001 Share Posted August 29, 2001 Hrm, two questions. I use windows 2000, and well, how do I set the page file to use a static amount of diskspace. Also, how do I clear it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me101 Veteran Posted August 30, 2001 Veteran Share Posted August 30, 2001 Just go to "My Computer", right click, and pick properties, (or just press windows key + break to do the same), and then go to the advanced tab, then the virtual memory settings are under the Performance section hit the settings button, and then follow yer nose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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