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Paging file size doesn’t save Vista
I need help Im using Vista in Virtual Memory i foolishly entered a large amount into the Initial size and when I restarted my computer it took forever to load, then i restarted in safe mode and it took a long time too. I tried to change it to system managed size and Automatically manage but when i check it again after restarting the No paging file is ticked. I seen a box appear in the bottom right hand side of the screen that said something about a corrupted file. The box went away after a few seconds but i think it said corrupted file in System Properties. I guess meaning the page file. Im using a IPad and was reading a little and someone said go into Windows Explorer and tick show hidden operating system files and go into the C drive and delete the page file.says file then go and set the Virtual Memory and restart computer and it will set but i dont know if thats a safe thing to do or the right thing to do please help.
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Don’t worry about the box saying “corrupted file” — it just means the system had a hiccup. Deleting the pagefile.sys after turning off the paging file in settings is a safe way to fix it. Just be sure to do everything in Safe Mode and back out of the settings after.
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The pagefile.sys file is essentially a scratch space on your hard drive that Windows uses as an extension of your RAM. It's not a critical core operating system file in the same way that files in the Windows directory are. When Windows starts up and can't find a valid pagefile.sys (or if it's instructed to create one), it will automatically create a new one based on the virtual memory settings you configure.
