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title: Permanent paging file in Windows XP
date: "2005-03-28T12:00:00Z"
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description: Create a permanent paging file in Windows XP to boost performance when running multiple applications. Setting a fixed size prevents disk fragmentation and ensures smoother multitasking by stabilizing the virtual memory swap file.
keywords: [windows xp, paging file, virtual memory, performance tuning, system optimization, multitasking]
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Create a [permanent paging file in Windows XP](http://www.rojakpot.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=143&pgno=15). It speeds up the system when you have lots of applications running.

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## Comments

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- **S Anand** _30 Mar 2005 9:28 am_:
  More tweaks [here](http://thetechdomain.com/?p=15)
- **Samba** _28 Mar 2005 12:00 pm_:
  Want to know more about Paging!!!

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