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ReadyBoost in XP
Win XP Paging File
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| Anonymous | Article gives misleading advice | 0 | Sep 10 2009, 1:38 PM EDT by Anonymous | ||
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Thread started: Sep 10 2009, 1:38 PM EDT
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XP does not allow page files to be created on removable drives. This applies to USB flash drives also.
Although the dialogue appears to allow you to set up a page file on a removable device, that setting is ignored by XP (presumably because it sets up the page file BEFORE it sets up the USB-atached removable devices) |
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| Anonymous | Dangerous procedure | 0 | May 21 2008, 2:45 AM EDT by Anonymous | ||
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Thread started: May 21 2008, 2:45 AM EDT
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Unlike ReadyBoost, which allows you to remove the flash drive at any time without causing any errors, this procedure allows Windows XP to page out *active program data* to the flash drive, which means that sudden removal of the flash drive will likely cause a system crash or BSOD.
Furthermore, flash media have a fixed number of write cycles that ReadyBoost attempts to take into consideration. XP will not take this into consideration, and the heavy disk activity from paging operations may wear out the flash media sooner. |
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| didditdd | pagefile.sys not on memory stick | 2 | Apr 14 2008, 9:32 PM EDT by Anonymous | ||