Can the same Pagefile.sys be used on a dual-boot WinXP-32bit/WinXP-64bit?
My work laptop is set up with Windows XP - 64bit version. Since the Cisco VPN client (et. al.) won't work in 64bit Windows I also have Windows XP - 32bit version on a separate partition. My primary OS is on drive C:\
Both partitions (C: and D: drive) have a 2GB pagefile.sys in their root directory, but each OS only uses one of them while the other just takes up space.
(I think) I have made Debian and Gentoo use the same swap partition without problems.
Is it safe to point both OS-es to use the same Pagefile.sys, removing the other (or just use both of them as a 4GB pagefile)? Only one of them is running at a time.
Any formatting/byte-alignment issues? - It's just used as memory so I would think it's not a problem...
What could go wrong?
How would I set it up?
Both partitions (C: and D: drive) have a 2GB pagefile.sys in their root directory, but each OS only uses one of them while the other just takes up space.
(I think) I have made Debian and Gentoo use the same swap partition without problems.
Is it safe to point both OS-es to use the same Pagefile.sys, removing the other (or just use both of them as a 4GB pagefile)? Only one of them is running at a time.
Any formatting/byte-alignment issues? - It's just used as memory so I would think it's not a problem...
What could go wrong?
How would I set it up?
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kyleb84
Note: PageDefrag won't run on x64 windows.
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sciphre:
Works like a charm. I Removed the Pagefile from C:\ and expanded the one on D:\ to a fixed 4GB size.
I needed to set them to the same size on both OSes - before that it was changing sizes when I booted between systems.
It's seems to be working fine, although I still haven't done anything that requires heavy swapping to the Pagefile.
kyleb84:
That's a non-issue. If I'm using the same pagefile for both systems it can be defragged in x86 windows, and since it's a fixed size it will not get fragmented again in either OS. The additional x64 files are trivial.
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I actually downloaded PageDefrag while googling this issue before asking, and had already set it to defrag my C:\PageFile.sys on next restart. When I rebooted to move the Pagefile to D:, it recreated C:\PageFile.sys to be able to defrag it. I needed to remove the pagefile again and restart to get rid of it.
Works like a charm. I Removed the Pagefile from C:\ and expanded the one on D:\ to a fixed 4GB size.
I needed to set them to the same size on both OSes - before that it was changing sizes when I booted between systems.
It's seems to be working fine, although I still haven't done anything that requires heavy swapping to the Pagefile.
kyleb84:
That's a non-issue. If I'm using the same pagefile for both systems it can be defragged in x86 windows, and since it's a fixed size it will not get fragmented again in either OS. The additional x64 files are trivial.
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I actually downloaded PageDefrag while googling this issue before asking, and had already set it to defrag my C:\PageFile.sys on next restart. When I rebooted to move the Pagefile to D:, it recreated C:\PageFile.sys to be able to defrag it. I needed to remove the pagefile again and restart to get rid of it.
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It's a bit too soon to tell, but it seems to be working fine.
Closing early so I don't need to spread the points too much.
Closing early so I don't need to spread the points too much.