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to: Anthony May
from: Rod Speed
date: 1994-05-01 17:50:06
subject: large file

PE> Can I delete it (I can't remember seeing it there before).

BV> Not unless you want to have a heap of trouble with Windoze. Try
BV> seting up Windoze for a temporary swap file first. Then exit Windoze
BV> and if it hasn't deleted it you can do it manually. If you just zap
BV> it while Windoze is still configured for a permanent swap file, you
BV> can have a hard time getting Windoze to run again.

AM> Do you?  I did it more than once and Windoze just said 'hey, where's
AM> the bloody swapper file gone?  I'm gunna create a new one anyway
AM> bucko..."

I havent tried it that often, but on one occasion with repartitioning a
hard drive it got seriously confused when I forgot to kill the permanent
swap file before reconfiguring.

--- PQWK200
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