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- From: 5916rahmank@vms.csd.mu.edu
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- Subject: Re: Stacker, Windows, Swapfile, & Defrag
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- Date: 17 Aug 92 21:43:02 GMT
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- In article <k3aePB2w165w@student.business.uwo.ca>, dszpiro@student.business.uwo.ca (Daniel A. Szpiro) writes:
- |>Hi,
- |>
- |>I have a question regarding Stacker and the Windows 3.1 permanent swapfile
- |>and I hope someone can help.
- |>
- |>When I originally installed Stacker I left enough room on the unstacked
- |>portion of my hard disk for a 6M permanent swapfile for Windows. Recently
- |>I had to install more files on the unstacked portion and I had to remove
- |>the swapfile to do so. Later, after deleting many of these files, I tried
- |>reinstall the swapfile. Even though the unstacked portion of my hard disk
- |>is now LARGER than it was before, Windows will not allow me to create the
- |>same 6M swapfile.
- |>
- |>I think the problem is that the files left on the unstacked portion of my
- |>hard drive have left insufficient contiguous space to recreate the 6M
- |>permanent swapfile.
- |>
- |>Stacker's SDEFRAG utility will defragment the stacked drive, but will not
- |>operate on the unstacked portion. Norton's SPEED DISK won't stop with the
- |>small, unstacked portion of my hard drive and is a no-no with Stacker.
- |>
- |>So, my question is how can I defragment the files on the unstacked portion
- |>of my hard drive only, and leave the stacked portion alone?
- |>
- |>Any tips or advice will be greatly appreciated.
- |>
- |>Thanks in advance,
- |>Danny
- >
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-
- I think first you've to unmount the stacker drive. Follow the
- steps (assuming c is stacked and d is unstacked):
- - unmount by typing d:\stacker> stacker -c:
- - remove attributes of the stacked volume by typing
- sattrib -r -h -s d:\stacvol.dsk
- - now run speed disk sd d:
- - reboot
- - run windows and create swapfile.
-
- Hope this help. (use at own risk).
-
- - Anis, EECE, Marquette University.
-