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On 2 Aug 95, Michael Verne/VENTANA
<Michael_Verne/VENTANA.ITP@lgate.vmedia.com> wrote:
>Since I'll be doing a dual boot with W95 and WFWG, does it cause any
>further problems to go back and reset the WFWG swap file to permanent
>after W95 install?
>
>Michael J. Verne
>michael_verne@vmedia.com
>Systems Analyst and Tailgate Party Host
>Ventana Communications Group, Inc.
Hi Michael,
Very good question and I forgot to address this in my previous
posting.
The simple answer is yes and no. ;-) You should be able to
change back to a permanent swap file under WFWG as before and
everything should work fine. On my system, this worked okay,
but could cause potential problems on your system because both
Windows95 and WFWG use the same name for their permanent swap
file (not a bad idea as it turns out).
The reason for possible conflict has to do with the fact that
Windows95's permanent swap file is NOT a fixed-size configuration
as it was under Windows 3.1 and WFWG. The new swap file arrangement
allows the system to contract and expand the swap file as various
applications open and close. The fix for this was recently discussed
on page 272 in the August issue of Windows Magazine. I highly suggest
you read this article because it basically reiterates and adds to my
Windows95 install suggestions. To save you time, here is an excerpt
from that article:
"The fix is to open Windows 3.x and once again set up its permanent
swap file as desired. When the swap file is again operational, open
File Manager's View menu, select the By File Type option at the bottom
of the menu and put a check in the Show Hidden/System Files box. Then
find the size of the hidden 386SPART.PAR file, divide it by 1,024 and
jot down the number for future reference. Don't cheat by peeking at
the PermSwapSizeK=xxx line in SYSTEM.INI's [386Enh] section or the
size shown in the 386 Enhanced applet's Virtual Memory dialog box.
Oddly enough, the actual swap file size is apt to be off by a few
megabytes, and the actual size is important.
Once you get the number you need, open the SYSTEM.INI file in the
Windows 95 directory (not the Windows 3.x version). Add or edit
the following two lines in the [386Enh] section:
MinPagingFileSize=xxxx
PagingFile=c:\386SPART.PAR
The first line is new to Windows 95 and complements its Max counterpart
in Windows 3.x. That is, it defines the lower limit for the swap file.
By setting xxxx to the number you jotted down, Windows 95 will restore
the file to that size when it closes. The next time you open Windows
3.x, a swap file of the correct size will be there waiting for it, and
all will be well. If both these lines already appear in your Windows 95
SYSTEM.INI, and the xxxx value is correct, then all's well and there
shouldn't be any problem when you revert back to Windows 3.x."
Again, an important issue Michael and thanks again for reminding me.
I hope this helps.
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