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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 to...
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.