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Paging File Location and Size when installing the same OS twice
Hellow minna....^w^
I am re-installing windows 7 on my laptop soon, but I have some doubts, and I would like help x.x
Okay, I know some of those questions might have been asked already, but since I am actuallly "combing" some of those things, I do not know if the answers are still valid, sooo thats why I am here.....
WHAT I WANT TO DO:
well, I am going to install windows 7 ULTIMATE SP1 x64 on the same hard disk twice (different partitions though!), one installation for my daily uses and another one just for gaming (this way I can keep the games always running at MAX FPS since the installation will always be kinda clean, there wont be lots of software, i can customize the services and also install modded drivers).
now my question:
*PLEASE TAKE IN CONSIDERATION I HAVE AN HDD NOT A Solid State Disk (SSD)!
about the paging file, what works better? to have a partition separed for it, on the 1st areas of the HDD (so i can use HDD SHORT STROKE) and with a fixed paging file size, and on the other partitions leaving it disabled.
or to put it inside the system partition (C:/) with fixed size? *or maybe both? multiple paging files?
also, I heard that the bigger the ALLOCATION UNIT SIZE is set up when you format a partition, the faster it works, but of course it uses more space in disk, can someone tell me if thats true or not?
and to finish, if I actually try the paging file in a separated partition, will I be able to use it as a paging file partition on the OTHER windows 7 installation? (i am guessing no, because of the hibernation file and stuff)
*also have in mind that the "separeted paging file partition" would have the FILE INDEXING OFF. the GAMING windows 7 would have FILE INDEXING OFF and the DAILY USE only would have the FILE INDEXING ON
and....one last thing....
UBUNTU (Linux) has one thing called "Swappiness" which is the frequency the system moves the stuff from the RAM to the SWAP partition...and that SWAPPINESS can actually be configured
*putting it REALLY (LIKE REALLY REALLY!) ROUGH: SWAP = PAGING FILE of linux
is there an equivalent thing for windows? 7 to be precise? so i can set the frequency of the paging file use?
SORRY FOR SO MANY QUESTIONS....I AM NEW HERE....TT^TT HOPE YOU ALL FORGIVE THIS NEWBIE....>.<
THANKS FOR ANY HELP....