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The sizing of a paging file is usually dependent on the amount of physical memory installed, which you do not indicate in your question. Maximums can be set according to the amount of disk space available and their placement. Sometimes you can set the maximum much higher than would be used by the operating system, leading to wasted allocation of disk space.

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Give one reason you shouhld make the paging file maximum size the same as the paging file initial size?

From TechNet: Set the Same Initial and Maximum Size Setting the paging file's initial size and maximum size to the same value increases efficiency because the operating system does not need to expand the file during processing. Setting different values for initial and maximum size can contribute to disk fragmentation.


Give one reason you should make the paging file maximum size the same as the paging file initial size?

In order to prevent page file fragmentation.


When the size of the paging file is tuned there are two parameters to set initial size and?

Maximum size.


Which partition hosts the main windows xp system files and is the initial default location for the paging file?

boot partition


Which partions hosts the main window xp systems files and is the initial default location for the paging file?

By default partition 0.


What is the normal path of the windows paging file in Windows Vista?

Paging file is located in the root folder of the system drive.


How do you identify the maximum virtual memory your PC can take?

It can as much as you want, you should just have enough space on your hard drive in order to save the paging file (virtual memory file).


What is the swap file called in windows XP?

Paging File


How do you change minimum paging file in Windows XP?

How to manually change the size of the virtual memory paging file You must be logged on as an administrator or as a member of the Administrators group to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure. 1. Click Start, click Run, and then type sysdm.cpl in the Open box. 2. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Settings under Performance. 3. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Change under Virtual memory. 4. Under Drive [Volume Label], click the drive that contains the paging file that you want to change. 5. Under Paging file size for selected drive, click Custom size, type a new paging file size in megabytes (MB) in the Initial size (MB) or Maximum size (MB) box, and then click Set.


How do you make computer use paging file as RAM?

The "paging file" is already a form of virtual memory. There is no way to use a paging file in the same way as you would normal RAM, as hard drives are hundreds of times slower than RAM.


What is temporary (ram)?

Do you mean RAM? Or the paging file?


What is the predominant reason for slight pauses in the application when retriving information from the paging file?

This question answers itself. It takes time to retrieve information from the paging file on the hard drive.