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It is called Page File.It is created during widows xp installation & resides on the hard drive.It is measured in MB.By default,windows xp creates a page file approx. 1.5 times size of installed RAM.
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∙ 14y agoIn A+ Guide to Managing & Maintaining Your PC Sixth Edition, Page 59 of Chapter 2 "What an Operating System Does" You will find it says:
"The data is stored in a file on the hard drive called a SWAP file or PAGE file. The Windows 2000/XP swap file is Pagefile.sys, and the Windows 9x/Me swap file is Win386.swp."
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∙ 14y agoIt's called a Page File or a Swap File. The Windows 2000/XP swap file is Pagefile.sys, and the 9x/Me swap file is Win386.swp
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∙ 14y agoThe file created by Windows [found in system properties-advanced-virtual memory] is called pagefile.sys
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∙ 14y agoIt's called the pagefile.sys, should be located at the root of C. I believe it's hidden by default. Tinker with this file at your own risk
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∙ 14y agopagefile.sys
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What is the name of the file used by virtual memory on a Windows Server 2003 system?
pagefile.sys
What is the name of the file used by Windows 2000/XP to hold data and instructions in virtual memory?
pagefile.sys
What is another term fo a page file?
Page file in windows is identical to swap memory in unix based systems. Microsoft gives a different name to all the terms and hence the page file.
What is a common name for windows virtual memory?
Windows virtual memory is also known as a paging file, which is a great way to increase system performance and stability. Affordablekey is the best seller with up to 80% discount when you use coupon code XMAS22. Get the best deals today!
What the name of the virtual memory swap file?
Pagesfile.sys
What is the file name and default path of the Windows paging file used for virtual memory?
Windows virtual memory does not reside in any one file. Virtual mmeory is actually a system that virtualizes all access to memory and provides a consistent environment that is independent of the size of RAM. Paging occurs to many different files, not just the pagefile. By default the pagefile name is "pagefile.sys" and resides in the root of the system drive. Both the name and location can be changed. In A+ Guide to Managing & Maintaining Your PC Sixth Edition, Page 59 of Chapter 2 "What an Operating System Does" You will find it says: "The data is stored in a file on the hard drive called a SWAP file or PAGE file. The Windows 2000/XP swap file is Pagefile.sys, and the Windows 9x/Me swap file is Win386.swp."
What is the name of the file the operating system uses when it moves data from random access memory to virtual memory?
A swap file is the file that an operating system uses when it is moving data. A computer creates this file when it is moving data from random access memory to virtual memory.
Is virtual memory another name for hard drive storage?
The size the virtual memory is determined by the size of the page file which saved in your hard disk. Virtual memory only uses the hard disk.
What is the name of the file used by vitual memory on a Windows Server 2003 system?
Pagefile.sys
What is the normal path and file name of Windows 2000 and Windows XP?
This question is not complete, so I will elaborate to the best of my ability. Windows XP by default is located in C:\WINDOWS and Windows 2000 by default is located in C:\WINNT I can not specify a filename, because I don't know what filename you are looking for. Please be more specific.
All can be used as a windows file name except?
The following symbols can not be used in a windows file name:\*:?/>
What is another name for virtual memory?
Virtual Memory-: Virtual Mem is also known as Swap memory. Swap memory:- Swap mem is the type of memory which allocates by the harddisk in the form of extra RAM for better functioning of the application in the case if you are facing a lack of RAM in order to run that software
