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From: kls30@duts.ccc.amdahl.com (Kent L Shephard)
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Subject: Re: Permanent Swap File
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Date: 20 Nov 90 22:10:00 GMT
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>>
>>Can Windows/3 use a swap file created on a drive other than 
>>that which Win itself resides on?
>>
>>(Sorry, but I don't know.  Sounds as though it can't.)
>>
>>Doug in Australia.
>
>
>ABSOLUTELY! I have windows installed on my drive D:, and my permanent swap file
>is on my N: partition. (Ok, so I have a 300 Mb drive under DOS 3.3, so sue me
>:-))


It can be done. I have a 70 MB RLL as D: (3 floppies) it is one partition
and I have a 32 MB RLL as E: and my 12 meg swapfile is on E: 3.0 on D:.
I like my 12meg swap file and 4 meg RAM, I never run out of memory.

           Kent
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