win386.swp

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Several years ago I moved this file from the Windows folder to the C drive
on an old computer. I would like to move it back to the Windows folder.
For the life of me I can't remember how !!!!!!!!!!!!
Point me in the right direction.
tks
Fred
 
Re: win386.swp

"Fred" <sorry@no can do.net> wrote in message
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> Several years ago I moved this file from the Windows folder to the C drive
> on an old computer. I would like to move it back to the Windows folder.
> For the life of me I can't remember how !!!!!!!!!!!!

WIN386.SWP is your Virtual Memory = Windows swap file.
In a standard Win98 configuration, if this file is not found at
boot Windows creates a new (empty) one. We do not need
to port this file from one PC to another.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
 
Re: win386.swp

That doesn't answer the request ! I know about that part.
Fred

"philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Fred" <sorry@no can do.net> wrote in message
> news:uee0yyPaIHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > Several years ago I moved this file from the Windows folder to the C
drive
> > on an old computer. I would like to move it back to the Windows folder.
> > For the life of me I can't remember how !!!!!!!!!!!!
> > Point me in the right direction.
> > tks
> > Fred
> >
> >
>
>
>
http://www.smartcomputing.com/Edito...cle=articles/2005/s1609/09s09/09s09.asp&guid=
>
>
 
Re: win386.swp

Why move it? Why not just delete it (in DOS), and let it rebuild itself.

Fred wrote:
> That doesn't answer the request ! I know about that part.
> Fred
>
> "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:%23qGTSCQaIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "Fred" <sorry@no can do.net> wrote in message
>> news:uee0yyPaIHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> Several years ago I moved this file from the Windows folder to the C
>>> drive
>>> on an old computer. I would like to move it back to the Windows folder.
>>> For the life of me I can't remember how !!!!!!!!!!!!
>>> Point me in the right direction.
>>> tks
>>> Fred
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
> http://www.smartcomputing.com/Edito...cle=articles/2005/s1609/09s09/09s09.asp&guid=
 
Re: win386.swp

Good point but will it move back to the Windows folder ?

"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:OGgbgIRaIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Why move it? Why not just delete it (in DOS), and let it rebuild
itself.
>
> Fred wrote:
> > That doesn't answer the request ! I know about that part.
> > Fred
> >
> > "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
> > news:%23qGTSCQaIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >>
> >> "Fred" <sorry@no can do.net> wrote in message
> >> news:uee0yyPaIHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >>> Several years ago I moved this file from the Windows folder to the C
> >>> drive
> >>> on an old computer. I would like to move it back to the Windows
folder.
> >>> For the life of me I can't remember how !!!!!!!!!!!!
> >>> Point me in the right direction.
> >>> tks
> >>> Fred
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
http://www.smartcomputing.com/Edito...cle=articles/2005/s1609/09s09/09s09.asp&guid=
>
>
 
Re: win386.swp

Depends on what you have set up for the swap file configuration. That is,
are you allowing windows to manage it (as is normal) - or not (if you
changed its settings, for example).

Normally, if windows is managing the swap file, it should be in c:\windows
directory, otherwise it may be in the root folder (IIRC).

Fred wrote:
> Good point but will it move back to the Windows folder ?
>
> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:OGgbgIRaIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Why move it? Why not just delete it (in DOS), and let it rebuild
>> itself.
>>
>> Fred wrote:
>>> That doesn't answer the request ! I know about that part.
>>> Fred
>>>
>>> "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
>>> news:%23qGTSCQaIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>> "Fred" <sorry@no can do.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:uee0yyPaIHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Several years ago I moved this file from the Windows folder to the C
>>>>> drive
>>>>> on an old computer. I would like to move it back to the Windows
>>>>> folder.
>>>>> For the life of me I can't remember how !!!!!!!!!!!!
>>>>> Point me in the right direction.
>>>>> tks
>>>>> Fred
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
> http://www.smartcomputing.com/Edito...cle=articles/2005/s1609/09s09/09s09.asp&guid=
 
Re: win386.swp

Thanks Bill, I had forgot about that.
Fred

"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:%234UPGjRaIHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Depends on what you have set up for the swap file configuration. That
is,
> are you allowing windows to manage it (as is normal) - or not (if you
> changed its settings, for example).
>
> Normally, if windows is managing the swap file, it should be in c:\windows
> directory, otherwise it may be in the root folder (IIRC).
>
> Fred wrote:
> > Good point but will it move back to the Windows folder ?
> >
> > "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > news:OGgbgIRaIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> Why move it? Why not just delete it (in DOS), and let it rebuild
> >> itself.
> >>
> >> Fred wrote:
> >>> That doesn't answer the request ! I know about that part.
> >>> Fred
> >>>
> >>> "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
> >>> news:%23qGTSCQaIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >>>>
> >>>> "Fred" <sorry@no can do.net> wrote in message
> >>>> news:uee0yyPaIHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >>>>> Several years ago I moved this file from the Windows folder to the C
> >>>>> drive
> >>>>> on an old computer. I would like to move it back to the Windows
> >>>>> folder.
> >>>>> For the life of me I can't remember how !!!!!!!!!!!!
> >>>>> Point me in the right direction.
> >>>>> tks
> >>>>> Fred
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >
http://www.smartcomputing.com/Edito...cle=articles/2005/s1609/09s09/09s09.asp&guid=
>
>
 
Re: win386.swp

The one on C:\ got created when the one in C:\Windows got deleted (and then,
presumably, later created.) Delete the one on C:\ and it should stay gone.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Fred" <sorry@no can do.net> wrote in message
news:uee0yyPaIHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Several years ago I moved this file from the Windows folder to the C drive
> on an old computer. I would like to move it back to the Windows folder.
> For the life of me I can't remember how !!!!!!!!!!!!
> Point me in the right direction.
> tks
> Fred
>
>
 
Re: win386.swp


"Fred" <sorry@no can do.net> wrote in message
news:O5J8cCRaIHA.1532@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> That doesn't answer the request ! I know about that part.
> Fred
>
> "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:%23qGTSCQaIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >
> > "Fred" <sorry@no can do.net> wrote in message
> > news:uee0yyPaIHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > > Several years ago I moved this file from the Windows folder to the C
> drive
> > > on an old computer. I would like to move it back to the Windows
folder.
> > > For the life of me I can't remember how !!!!!!!!!!!!
> > > Point me in the right direction.
> > > tks
> > > Fred
> > >
> > >
> >
>


Sorry, the link got truncated and the page I wanted to display was not
there.
anyway it looks like someone else got it settled
 
Re: win386.swp

Thanks All
Fred

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:eXMqeGSaIHA.1532@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> The one on C:\ got created when the one in C:\Windows got deleted (and
then,
> presumably, later created.) Delete the one on C:\ and it should stay gone.
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> www.grystmill.com
>
> "Fred" <sorry@no can do.net> wrote in message
> news:uee0yyPaIHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > Several years ago I moved this file from the Windows folder to the C
drive
> > on an old computer. I would like to move it back to the Windows folder.
> > For the life of me I can't remember how !!!!!!!!!!!!
> > Point me in the right direction.
> > tks
> > Fred
> >
> >
>
 

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