Page File!

[Yezinki]

Hi there,

Is it possible that for the page file to get deleted when the system is shut down & recreated on start up?

Thanks.

[DavidR]

This image is from a Help and Support search on pagefile.

[Yezinki]

Thanks DavidR,

Is this "Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options" a Registry key......if correct where in HKEY?

Regards,

Yezinki.

[DavidR]

I don't know, I don't use it, I just found the reference for you, you can repeat the search and click on the more information link on that page.

Or you can search the registry.

[Yezinki]

Thanks again.

Run> GPEDIT.MSC> Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options> Shutdown: Clear virtual memory page file : Disabled to Enabled.

[YoKenny]

GPEDIT.MSC is not available on XP Home but I don't know about Vista as I don't have it yet.

Please see:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314834

[Yezinki]

Really but it runs on XP MCE on this Sony Vaio VGC-LS1...........

[Tarq57]

Found this and kept it some time ago.
The KB number is included. Takes an extra 2min~ to shut down.

[YoKenny]

Found this and kept it some time ago.
The KB number is included. Takes an extra 2min~ to shut down.

That's why I don't bother but then I'm not paranoid nor OCD.

[igor]

And why exactly are you asking? (the question in the first post, I mean)

[Yezinki]

It's not the question of just being paranoid, since its recreated each time on start up & deleted on shut down, lesser chances of fragmentation plus I feel after Enabling the option this desktop is running even smother.

Just my thoughts....

Yezinki.

[YoKenny]

Once the pagefile is created it does not change nor does it become fragmented unless you add more RAM.

[Yezinki]

You must be correct but my machine's page file gets fragmented despite that no changes in RAM are made........

[YoKenny]

Have you run PageDefrag?
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897426.aspx

[DavidR]

You must be correct but my machine's page file gets fragmented despite that no changes in RAM are made........

Generally fragmentation comes of having a flexible pagefile size, mine is set to Custom size, with a minimum size, equal to my RAM (2048MB) and a maximum (3072MB) and it is extremely rare that I see a fragment in it.