Fixed swap file, no swap file or let Windows do it?

xander5000

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What is the best for performance on a machine with at least 256mb RAM?
I've heard different opinions and I'd like to hear more.


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xander5000

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I'm using XP Pro. I'll be doing some hardcore word processing and net surfin. Plus, the occasional game.

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jmitchell

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I've found that allocating a couple of gigs to a dedicated partition on a secondary drive, just for the swap file, seems to work best. This assures that the swap file will never be fragmented, as it is the only file on this partition, and does result in quicker performance, when the swap file is being heavily utilized. Oh yes, and no need to use a fixed swap file size, it should make no difference if the swap file has its own partition.