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| 271136 | 2004-09-11 00:40:00 | One of the hidden files on the C drive is called pagefile.sys I was wondering what this file contains, coz it's pretty big, same 240mb, and why is this file there?, what does it do? Thanks |
Scattershot06 (4844) | ||
| 271137 | 2004-09-11 00:49:00 | > One of the hidden files on the C drive is called > pagefile.sys > I was wondering what this file contains, coz it's > pretty big, same 240mb, and why is this file there?, > what does it do? > > Thanks DO NOT TOUCH, That is a swap file/Memory extender. You play you no go. |
drb1 (4492) | ||
| 271138 | 2004-09-11 00:50:00 | its the swapfile or virtual memory. what windows uses for ram when its runs out of ram to use. | tweak'e (174) | ||
| 271139 | 2004-09-11 00:55:00 | Oh, okay, cheers, what are the consequences should I decide to "play around" with it? | Scattershot06 (4844) | ||
| 271140 | 2004-09-11 00:56:00 | its not as bad as drb1 makes it out to be. if you delete it windows will simply make a new one on restart hence there is very little point to removing it. | tweak'e (174) | ||
| 271141 | 2004-09-11 01:02:00 | > its not as bad as drb1 makes it out to be. if you > delete it windows will simply make a new one on > restart hence there is very little point to removing > it. If it restarts. Common cause of Bluscreen boot failure. Damaged page file, in a page file system. Particularly common when cloning to new/differnt h/d. |
drb1 (4492) | ||
| 271142 | 2004-09-11 01:13:00 | never seen a problem with deleting the pagefile (sometimes usefull for defraging). damaged page file is a different story. | tweak'e (174) | ||
| 271143 | 2004-09-11 01:18:00 | > never seen a problem with deleting the pagefile > (sometimes usefull for defraging). damaged page file > is a different story. Then untill he/she learns Exactly what it does, and exactly how to repair/replace it. Should it not be treated with considerable respect. There is a section on it in M/s help and on their site. |
drb1 (4492) | ||
| 271144 | 2004-09-11 02:57:00 | Have a look at this FAQ. (pressf1.pcworld.co.nz) | tommy (2826) | ||
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