Set Paging file during Windows XP Installation...

[MasterJukey]

Hi, i have found many 3d with regtweak to remove pagingfile..

but i would to set the pagingfile size during installation..

Is it possible ?

I use drive C:\ ( WD RAPTOR) only for Windows and some software, and i would to set paging files MIN 2GB - MAX 2 GB:

i have 1GB of ram but sometimes i need to enlarge paging files, and so i obtain a pagefile divided in 2 part or pagingfile moved at the end of the disk !!

I hope you can help me and you understand my words...

[MasterJukey]

Initially pagingfile is located at the beginning of the disk...

But If Windows needs to enlarge pagingfile, the pagefile will be divided in 2 part, or it will be moved (larger than initially) at the end of the disk...

I would want that pagingfile it remain at the beginning of the disc...

[drscouse]

Check out:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documen...fileconfig.mspx

I too have a raptor, but stick my pagefile on a secondary SATA (different channel).. I have it so during install it moves pagefile, sets the size, and deletes the old one...

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=53664&hl=

[MasterJukey]

I have just read your post !

It is very interesting !!!!

But i only would want resize the pagefile (during unattended installation) and i would want the pagefile remains resized (1.5 or 2 gb) at the beginning of the disk...

Can you help me ? I am not able with script ..

Edited October 11, 2005 by MasterJukey

[RogueSpear]

Here is a VBscript subroutine I wrote for resizing the page file to twice the amount of RAM in a system. Been using it for years without problems.

Sub ConfigPageFile
	 Dim strComputer, objWMIService, objSWbemServices, colPageFile, colSWbemObject
	 Dim colSWbemObjectSet, objSWbemObject, objPageFile, SystemRAM
	 strComputer = "."
	 Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
	 Set objSWbemServices = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer)
	 Set colPageFile = objWMIService.ExecQuery ("SELECT * FROM Win32_PageFileSetting")
	 Set colSWbemObjectSet = objSWbemServices.InstancesOf("Win32_LogicalMemoryConfiguration")
	 For Each objSWbemObject In colSWbemObjectSet
		  SystemRAM = objSWbemObject.TotalPhysicalMemory / 1024
	 Next
	 For Each objPageFile In colPageFile
		  objPageFile.InitialSize = 2 * SystemRAM
		  objPageFile.MaximumSize = 2 * SystemRAM
		  objPageFile.Put_
	 Next
End Sub

ConfigPageFile

Edited October 11, 2005 by RogueSpear

[MasterJukey]

Tnx !!!!!

But when i have to launch this script ? During T12 (when i install hotfixes) ? Before ?

I use RunOnceEx.cmd ...

[RogueSpear]

You cannot run the script from cmdlines.txt because it relies on WMI and WMI is not yet available at the cmdlines stage of setup. Note also that what I posted is simply a subroutine. In order for it to run all you should have to do is add one line to the bottom of the script (make it the last line):

ConfigPageFile

In fact I'm going to edit the post to reflect that.

Edited October 11, 2005 by RogueSpear