Moving Windows Server 2003 Pagefile

jgreen726 · 9 Sep 2009 at 11:53

Hi,

I am having issues with a server running 2003 Server R2 sp2.

I need to move the pagefile from C: to E: &/or F: (i do realise that i will lose the ability to have dump information).

However i whenever i set my server to have no pagefile (or a small one) on C: and create one on either or both of the other drives the pagefile on C: reappears after an indeterminable amount of time.

I have googled my head off :eek:

The new pagefiles on e/f are a good size.....im lost

Anyone got any ideas?

bledd · 9 Sep 2009 at 12:36

you clicking 'set' for each drive you change, yes?

then reboot

jgreen726 · 9 Sep 2009 at 13:56

bledd. said:
you clicking 'set' for each drive you change, yes?

then reboot

Absolutely, confusing isn't it!

Sharlaw · 9 Sep 2009 at 15:51

Which order are you doing it in? You'll need to create the new pagefile first, set and reboot.

Then take off the initial pagefile set and reboot.

jgreen726 · 9 Sep 2009 at 17:04

Aha that makes sense, i have been doing the lot and rebooting.

It is strange though as swapfile on C: is not shown in the registry and you can delete the one on C:....and then as if by magic it reappears later on that day or the next..spoooky.

Ill have another go thx.

bledd · 9 Sep 2009 at 18:45

you know how to move the file yeah?

I've never had one misbehave..

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307886

jgreen726 · 9 Sep 2009 at 19:25

Yeah i have done this hundreds of times lol

bledd · 10 Sep 2009 at 10:37

if you have 2gb ram

set one for 2048 - 4096 on D:

reboot

now remove the one on C: and click set

reboot