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More info?)
Hi,
No, WinXP uses a hiberfil.sys file that exists on the root of the boot
partition. It will be dynamically recreated to accomodate the new ram when
you restart the system.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"Bob" <bobdawn1@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:OsEBd.21039$EL5.9687@trndny09...
>I don't know if its the same for desktops but,on my older laptop (with Win
>98) when i added ram i had to recreate the save to disk partition (a
>partition on the hard drive specifically for hibernating) otherwise it
>would not hibernate. Is there such a partition in Win xp?
>
> Thanks
> Bob
>
>
> "Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:%23vsOIUE8EHA.1452@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> In news:9MDBd.18610$fe5.18448@trndny06,
>> Bob <bobdawn1@verizon.net> typed:
>>
>>> On my old laptop with Win 98 if i added ram i had to first delete the
>>> save to disk partition and reset it to compensate for the added ram.
>>> Is this also the case for Win xp? If so how?
>>
>>
>> Sorry, I don't understand what you mean by "delete the save to disk
>> partition." Can you elaborate?
>>
>> But, no, you don't have to do anything in Windows XP when you add RAM.
>>
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>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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