Hysteresis Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Just wondered if you good folks could clarify the use of Pagefiles within WinPE.1. The CHM indicates that for WinPE version 1.6 a pagefile will only be created if system RAM is below 64Mb. Where will this be created ? On a local disk ? Which disk ?2. Can WinPE be forced to create a Pagefile at will during boot and if so how and how can the location/size be specified.3. If when WinPE boots a Pagefile already exists on a local disk would WinPE use that (automagically).Thanks for your help in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuMz Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 2. Can WinPE be forced to create a Pagefile at will during boot and if so how and how can the location/size be specified.Thanks for your help in advance.Answer File = Winbom.iniWinbomType = WinPEThe [WinPe] section contains entries for identifying the configuration set and Windows operating system that you install. Unless you run the factory -winpe command, Setup ignores all entries in this section.PageFilePathSpecifies the path to the paging file on computers with less than 64 MB of RAM.Syntax PageFilePath = path_to_pagingfile Value path_to_pagingfile Default Value c:\pagefile.sysExample c:\mypagefile.sysWinbomType WinPE Comments The path to the paging file must be fully qualified. Return to topPageFileSizeSpecifies whether to create a paging file on computers with more than 64 MB of RAM.Syntax PageFileSize = number_ of_megabytes Value number_ of_megabytes Optional.Default Value 0 Example PageFileSize = 360WinbomType WinPE Comments On computers with 64 MB or less of RAM, the factory -winpe command automatically creates a 64-MB paging file to ensure that the computer does not run out of memory when installing the network or when users run programs that require a larger amount of memory than usual.That's all I can answer for now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hysteresis Posted August 15, 2006 Author Share Posted August 15, 2006 Thanks for your input. Anything on this topic is welcome. Wondered though if the default pagefile is configured to be on C:, then what happens if C: doesn't exist ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The008 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 I think WinPE would try to create a pagefile in any disc, but he firts he finds is C:, so if you have a ram drive you can put your pagefile there, but I don't think you could do that if you have low RAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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