[Linux-Discussion] Re: Win2K and Linux
- From: "S. Arif Khalid" <arif@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <linux-discussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 08:19:10 -0500
What about the "warning" to "Make sure that the swap file optimization in
Windows ... is disabled" ?
Does this mean that I should change the "Paging file size" (Under System
Properties/Advanced/Performance Options). Currently it's set to Initial
size = 480 MB, Maximum size = 960 MB. My laptop has 320 MB RAM.
Here's the note again from the Quick Install Manual:
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Make sure that the swap file optimization in Windows (fixates the upper and
lower threshold of the swap file) is disabled. Under Start/Settings/System
Controls/System/Performance Properties/Virtual Memory, the following option
must be selected: Windows manages the virtual memory settings (recommended).
One of your previously conducted swap file optimizations should be cancelled
(fixed upper and lower limits) or else this entire area will be distributed
over your entirre hard disk space. [What the heck does this mean?]
Windows 9x/Me assigns its outsourcing file a special identifier. Defrag, as
a rule, does not move such files because earlier copy protection mechanisms
from older applications depend on this identifier. [Maybe this means that
the note is specifically about doing defrag before reducing the disk space
allocated to Windows.]
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I'll ask support@xxxxxxxx about this as well.
Arif
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Madden" <weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <linux-discussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 10:35 PM
Subject: [Linux-Discussion] Re: Win2K and Linux
>
> > I now have a SuSE 7.3 distribution on CDs. I want to set up my laptop
> > for dual boot with Win2K (already installed). The documentation only
> > talks about installing Linux with Windows 9X/Me. Does this mean that I
> > cannot have both Win2K and Linux on the same PC?
>
> Nah, the two are basically the same boot-wise. If you've got a separate
> partition already setup and ready to go, you won't have any problem
> installing the linux distro on it.
>
> If you don't have any free partitions, you'll either have to destroy what
> you've got and start from scratch or (hopefully suse includes this) use
> software like partition magic to do some resizing and whatnot.
>
> Note: Most laptops suck. The hardware is very specifically designed in
> many cases for working hand in hand with Windows, and often not very
> friendly to other OS's. Your mileage may vary.
>
> John
>
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>
>
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