Hell Glenn - At 02:31 AM 6/19/2003 -0600, you wrote:
> >For Windows I would definitely recommend a separate VM swap file partition > >of at least > >100 meg, preferably 128 meg. W31 will, by default, never use more than > >half the available > >space for a VM swap file. >Nonsense...you can run Windows 3.1 on one partition up to 528 megs... >as for putting the swap file on seperate partition, since he has already >mentioned using DriveSpace, he must remember that it is best to not >use a compressed drive for swap file. The nonsense is your need to contradict me at every opportunity. You must remember he is going to change to a larger drive and no one in their right mind recommends drivespace. >Panel. I would also mention that I have ran Windows 3.1 for years without a >single problem on a compressed hard drive...I saved back enough room on >the "host" drive for my swap file, as well as a few other things. As long >as you >maintain the system, as far as keeping the drives defragmented, checking >with ScanDisk or Disk Doctor for lost clusters, you can use Win3X for as long >as you desire on a compressed hard disk. Yes, the world is wrong, you are right. >I am running Windows 3.1 on an MS DOS 6.22 computer, a 170 meg HD, which >has been compressed with DriveSpace. It is a 486DX2, 66 mHz, has 16 meg >RAM. My swap file is 32 meg, in the uncompressed part of the host drive (H:). >This old computer has been running this way for over 3 years, ever since I >rebuilt it after the previous hard drive crashed on the previous >owner...it was >running Win95 at the time. >Windows 3.1 does not require 100 or more meg hard drive space for swap file. >It also does not require it to be on a seperate "VM"...virtual machine??? Nothing is required but some things work better than others. I have a setup at my website to put W31 on one floppy and run it from a ram drive. Does anyone want to use that all day long ? Your advice is not good advice IMO. Charles.Angelich http:/www.undercoverdesigin.com/dosghost/ To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
