Change the size of and Defrag Win XP's Virtual Memory (Page File)

Two very important things you need to know: You will need to physically disconnect from the Internet while doing this and you must turn off ALL other programs that are running in the background.

First, let's Defrag the Page File. Make sure you have enough physical memory before attempting this Tweak! It can be done with 512MB RAM, but 1GB RAM is better.

Hold down the WinKey* and hit Pause|Break to open the System Properties - Advanced - Performance - Settings - Advanced - Virtual Memory - Change - select the proper Drive - No paging file - Set - OK your way out while OKing any warnings.

Reboot and now Defrag the HDD. Click Start - Administrative Tools - Computer Management - When that opens, on the Leftt Side click Disk Defragmenter - stretch this window larger so you can see all of the Hard Drives/Partitions - click on the Hard Drive/Partition you need to Defrag and click Defragment. When it finishes, click OK and Reboot once again.

Now let's re-enable the Page File and change the Page File size - Hold down the WinKey* and hit Pause|Break to open the System Properties - Advanced - Performance - Settings - Advanced - Virtual Memory - Change - select the proper Drive - Custom Size - set both Initial and Maximum to twice the size of physical memory you currently have installed (...meaning, if you have 512MB RAM, set both to 1024MB...If you have 1GB RAM, set both to 2048MB...) - Set - OK your way out while OKing any warnings. Reboot one last time.

Now the Page File will be Defragged and in one contiguous file.

* The WinKey is the Windows Flying Logo key between the CTRL and ALT keys.