Microsoft KB Archive/84575

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Windows 3.1: Troubleshooting Creating a Permanent Swap File

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Q84575

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11
 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11

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SUMMARY
Some third-party video drivers (S3 drivers obtained from Orchid Technologies) can prevent Microsoft Windows from setting up a permanent swap file.

Orchid has corrected these problems and provides an upgraded BIOS and driver. The new BIOS is version 3.0 and the new driver is version 7.0

To obtain the phone numbers for Orchid, query on the following words here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"Orchid and phonebook and pss" If you cannot set up a permanent swap file and are using a third-party video driver, try changing back to the standard Windows VGA of Super VGA (800x600, 16 color) video driver.

MORE INFORMATION
The following is a list of other problems and solutions you may encounter when attempting to set up a permanent swap file:

  Problem                  Solution ---

Windows suggests very   Run a disk optimization utility to   small swap file size. defragment the disk drive.

Incompatible third-     Contact your device driver vendor for party device drivers. an update. You must have 512-byte sectors to create a permanent swap file.

Incompatible security   Disable software or device drivers and software or device      change swap file settings. drivers.

Permanent swap file     Check the SYSTEM.INI file for the following: size is not added to       Paging=Off physical RAM            -or- statement. Paging=False If found, remark it out with a semicolon , restart Windows. KBCategory: kb3rdparty kbdisplay kbtshoot

KBSubcategory: windrvr win31 wfw wfwg

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 tshoot virtual memory 3rdparty

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Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWFWSearch kbWin310 kbWin311 kbWFW310 kbWFW311