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Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 08:49:07 -0700
To: "Mark  F.  Warchol" <mwarchol AT flash DOT net>, <wilmarc AT gte DOT net>
From: Robert Sears <bobbitchin AT hempseed DOT com>
Subject: Re: 386spart.par?
Cc: <OpenDOS AT delorie DOT com>
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Its the windows swap file. The way to prove it is to delete it (from DOS)
and start Windows, you will get an error stateing that the swap file is
corrupt...blah...blah...blah. Just create a new one after that go to your
control pannel and check the size under the 386 enhanced area (vertual
memory). Windows offten reconends a swap file 3 or 4 times the size of your
physical memory, if you have less than 8 megs ram that is ok but if you have
16 megs or more just make it 1 or 2 times or less.

You can change the size Windows recomends by changeing the PAGEOVERCOMMIT=
line in the [386ENH] section of your system.ini. 

At 09:08 AM 6/28/98 +000, Mark  F.  Warchol wrote:
>
>   Someone else suggested that this is really a stacker or double space
>file.  Since I am not using stacker or doublespace perhaps this file is
>unused?
>    Don't know but it's huge for a windows swap file, 56-M.
>        Mark
>
>On 1998-06-27 wilmarc AT gte DOT net said:
> wi>>   Hello All,
> wi>>     Is there a file created by Drdos7.02 called 386spart.par?
> wi>>     If so, what function is this file?
> wi>>     If not, has anyone any idea what such a file is?
> wi>>     Thanks,
> wi>>        Mark
> wi>That file is your Windows swap file. You'll notice it's the same
> wi>size and the swap size you set under Windows' 386 Enhanced option in
> wi>Control Panel.
> wi>Marc
>
>