Turn off virtual memory temporarily. If you don??™t have a second drive,
your other choice is to disable virtual memory altogether by clicking No
paging file and then Set in the Virtual Memory window (see
Figure 5-12, earlier). After restarting Windows, run Disk Defragmenter
as described previously to set aside a large chunk of contiguous free
space. When you??™re done, go back to the Virtual Memory window, and
re-enable the paging file, making sure to set a constant size.
Clear the paging file automatically. See Part 3, next, for another way to
reduce fragmentation in your paging file.
Part 3: Clear the paging file on shutdown
It??™s possible to have Windows delete your paging file each time you shut down
Windows. You may want to do this if you have a multiboot system (see
Chapter 1), wherein each operating system on your PC has its own virtual
memory settings. If the paging file from one OS is present while the other is
running, it may cause a conflict and will certainly waste a lot of disk space.
If your paging file becomes corrupted or highly fragmented, Windows may
load more slowly (or not at all). Deleting the paging file automatically forces
Windows to recreate it each time it starts, which may alleviate this problem.
(Naturally, if you??™ve gone to the steps to defragment your paging file, as
described earlier in this topic, you probably won??™t want to use this feature,
lest it become fragmented again when it??™s recreated.
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