[Page file]

yeah i wonder too,how it can be done.

 

Yeah, just found this for vista, i might try this myself in a day or two...

 

http://www.alohatechsupport.net/webdesignm...ith_window.html

[Page file]

I usually create a static page file on another partition. That way it's always kept away from my data.

have to turn off low space alerts on drives if you create the partition just for the swap or windows will keep annoying you about it

 

I just settled for a static page file, i haven't got into creating partitions yet, but it would come in handy to know how you do them.

I'll have to learn how you do this.....

 

Is it easier on xp than vista, or doesen't it matter..

 

Thanks also, Nathan for replying

[Defraggler options exclude tab]

Hello there

 

This just confuses me a little

 

What does it mean when it says " by selecting the Recurse subfolders check box "

Or what does recurse mean, it not in the cambridge dictionary, and i suppose " driver or folder " is a typing error

 

To exclude multiple files on a single folder, select Drive or Folder, and then click Browse to select the folder. Select whether you want to exclude All Files, or specific File Types (enter file types separated by a | symbol, for example: *.zip | *.rar). Select whether you want Defraggler to exclude files in subfolders of the driver or folder by selecting the Recurse Subfolders check box.

4. Click OK.

...

 

 

[Page file]

By creating a static-size page file, you avoid the following data layout situation arising on your hard disk (Where X is data and P is the page file):

XXXXXXXXPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPXXXXXXXXXPPPPPPPPXXXXXXXXXXXXPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

 

Defragmentation theory is all about consolidating data for speed purposes, therefore having the following layout:

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

Theoretically, should enhance the read speed of X.

 

However, whether or not there are any noticable speed improvements would depend on what one was doing with the data. For example, on a fragmented drive imagine a huge movie file being played on an old slow machine, or imagine a big collection of small image files no more than 1 - 2 megabytes each; In the case of the movie-file, one may experience performance issues, but in the case of the small image-file scenario, performance issues would be negligable.

 

Yes, i keep forgetting this "it depends on what you are doing"

I would have not seen any improvements, just visiting web sites, so maybe this would have improve performance if i was doing something like you stated above.

 

I have put your above statement in the "page file " folder, for future reference.

The other week i was just gathering info on the page file, as i was going to start experimenting a little.

 

But this thread which i started, had put me of a little....

 

http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.ph....html#msg644763

[Page file]

Here's how I 'defrag' the page file using Defraggler;

 

1) Turn off the page file

2) Reset PC

3) Delete pagefile.sys

4) Defrag the drive using Defraggler

5) Turn on the page file, setting an appropriate size value

 

In step 5, provided you have enough freespace, Windows will create a new contiguous page file of the size you specified. Walla.

 

Hello nathan

 

Yes, i downloaded "pagedefrag" from sysinternals for the XP machine, carn't say if i noticed any improvement.

Do you notice any improvement doing it your way.

 

What do you think , to creating a static page file, i keep meaning to try it, but what i have read so far is people just tell you its best to leave the page file alone, there are to many "myths" about the page file

[Defraggler not defragging all files.]

here's a tip: go to the 'file list' tab and click on 'size'.

You'll see that the biggest files are listed on top then. You may see that some of these are 'system volume information' (these are your system restore files).

delete those files and possibly the fragmentation rate will go down (defraggler can't defrag them)

 

 

It most certainly does, on my xp machine i must have had about 80 restore points, i deleted about 60 of them , now i have a 1% fragmentation..

 

But i was surprised on the vista machine, there was only 3 restore points, on XP there are alot of "system check points" but non on vista

O WELL, THE VISTA MACHINE IS A LOT NEWER, but i thought there would be more restore points......

[Defraggler not defragging all files.]

Still haven't found out if defraggler defrags all files regardless of there size

[Page file]

1.I would say Yes to defraggler , I am using it for quite while, even after problems accured after upgrade to v1.15, i would still say Yes , more options , and seem like faster defraging .

2. To defrag page file in XP just google for microsoft defrag tool , its free , download from microsoft takes few seconds, size is less than 1MB , defrags Page File in Windosw XP upon next system reboot , before Page File and Windows loads..

 

 

OK, vitalspec

I've got the link to the download of page defrag, i'll try that later on the xp machine..

I haven't had time yet to find this out, but do you know if defaggler defrags files regaurdless of there size, i should think it would do, but i am not sure

[Defraggler not defragging all files.]

here's a tip: go to the 'file list' tab and click on 'size'.

You'll see that the biggest files are listed on top then. You may see that some of these are 'system volume information' (these are your system restore files).

delete those files and possibly the fragmentation rate will go down (defraggler can't defrag them)

 

 

 

 

ARR, i ran defraggler three times, and on each run it defragmented about 15% eventually getting it down to 23% from 75%

 

I wondered what those files at the top are, and now relize they carn't be defragmented.

 

Just checking DELETE ONLY THE "SYSTEM VOLUME INFORMATION" files and maybe leave one.......

[Page file]

You can't.

On XP you can use PageDefrag to do that.

 

I guessed as much Aethec, thanks for replying

 

Is defraggler, a lot better to use than the drfragmentor's in xp and vista....

I've been using just the standard ones in xp and vista, and just came across defraggler by chance, so you would recommend using it all the time...

 

EDIT

 

Doe's it defragment all files reguardless of there size

[Page file]

Hi am new to defraggler

 

Is there a help section on using defraggler

Can you defrag the pageing file, and if you can , how would you do it in draggler..

 

Windows xp

[more info]

could you please supply more info , do not fully understand the advanced features,.........more detail

 

yea have done just wondering if there was any more information about the advanced features

[issuses]

The reg (issues) cleaner in CCleaner is one of the safest around and it's usually safe to delete what it finds. Plus if it does cause a problem you can just restore the backup it asks you to make when you run the issues cleaner.

 

right, thanks when i do select "fix all selected issuses" and there is a problem how doe's it let you know, i have not had any problems as yet, but just wondering what happens if there was a problem

[more info]

could you please supply more info , do not fully understand the advanced features,.........more detail

[information]

what doe's carnt recover pictures mean,, and whats it got to do with cc.

i thought it was supposed to get rid of them

[issuses]

i have been told to leave the registry alone on cc as this is not safe to check all the issuses, can anyone confirm this i am trying to learn about cc. and the registry..any info for print out...............thanks

[advanced tab]

Here you go Sonic, have a read here

 

http://www.internetrotsyourbrain.com/ccleanerbeginnersguide/

 

The bit you were asking about is in the 'cleaner information' link on the left.

ok thankyou hazelnut

[advanced tab]

blink: i have been useing ccleanerfor a few weeks now, but a'am also just learning about computers.

i have so far left the avanced tab alone, but would like to know a little more about it.

could anyone give some advice on deleting certain files in the advanced tab.

i'am just a basic home user, with windows xp sp2