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From: gg2@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Guy Gallo)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Permanent Swap File
Keywords: SWAPFILE
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Date: 22 Aug 90 11:08:14 GMT
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To make a Swapfile permanent you must run Windows in Real Mode by involking
it so:  WIN /R.

In the \SYSTEM subdirectory there is s utility named SWAPFILE.EXE.  Run it
from the File.Run command in Program Manger (with nothing else on the 
desktop).  Swapfile.exe will search each of your hard drives for contiguous
disk space (so it might be a good idea to unfragment before your run it).
It will suggest a size for the permanent swap file based on available space.
It will cycle through your hard drives if you have more than one.

The primary advantage of a permanenet swapfile is performance.  It is signni-
ficantly faster than a temp file.