Microsoft KB Archive/179191

= Swap File Not Reduced to Zero Bytes at Shutdown =

Article ID: 179191

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q179191



SYMPTOMS
When you shut down Windows 98, the swap file (Win386.swp) is not reduced to zero bytes in size.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
When you shut down Windows 98, the swap file is not reduced in size. As a result, the amount of time it takes to start and shut down Windows 98 decreases. This occurs because the swap file does not have to be created when you start Windows 98, or reduced to zero bytes when you shut down Windows 98. Also, use of the swap file within Windows 98 is more efficient because the swap file is less likely to become fragmented.

Additional query words: 98 millennium

Keywords: kbenv kbprb KB179191

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