Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0 Can Share Virtual Memory
ID: Q175639
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
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Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
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Microsoft Windows 95
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Microsoft Windows 98
SUMMARY
If you are dual booting with Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0, you can save
hard drive space by allowing Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0 to share a
Pagefile.sys file on a common FAT partition.
MORE INFORMATION
To configure the Pagifile.sys file in Windows NT, perform the following
steps:
- Click the Start button, point to Settings,
click Control Panel, and then
double-click the Systems icon. Click the Performance tab, and in the
Virtual Memory section, click Change.
- Set Initial Size: (MB) and Maximum Size: (MB) to the same value. Then
click OK.
To configure the Pagefile.sys file in Windows 95/98, perform the following
steps:
- Click the Start button, point to Settings,
click Control Panel, and then
Double-click theSystem icon.
- Click the Performance tab, and then click Virtual Memory.
- Select the 'Let me specify my own virtual memory settings' option and
set the Minimum and Maximum values to the same values entered for
Windows NT above.
After you restart Windows 95/98, edit the System.ini file and add or edit the
following under:
[386Enh]
PagingFile=X:\PAGEFILE.SYS
PagingDrive=X:
X: = the common drive
After these values are added or edited, restart the computer. If there is a
Win386.swp file remaining on the Windows 95/98 drive, the file can be deleted.
Both Windows 95/98 and Windows NT will now share the virtual memory space,
thus saving needed drive space.
Additional query words:
win95 swap
Keywords : win95 ntdomain win98 NTSrvWkst
Version : WINDOWS:95; winnt:4.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbinfo
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