The Definitive Swapfile Optimization Guide

How Do I Move The Swapfile In Win2k?

First, open up System Properties, either through the Control Panel or by right-clicking on the My Computer icon and selecting Properties. Once in System Properties, click on the Advanced tab. There will be three options. Click on Performance Options... and you'll see the following picture :-

Win2k_System_Properties_Perf.gif (6040 bytes)

The second section you see is titled Virtual Memory. Under it, there's a Change... button. Click on it to get the following screen :-

Win2k_System_Properties_Perf_VirtMem.gif (5301 bytes)

You can select the hard disk volume that you would like to place the swapfile by clicking on the list of drives shown on the screen. Just scroll through the selection of drives/partitions available.

Click on the one that you want to place the swapfile in and click on OK. After rebooting, your swapfile will be established in that drive you have selected.