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I am a firm believer that contiguous Page/Swap files are the best practice when using MS Windows xxxxx. IMHO Norton Speed disk is the best product for defragmenting and optimizing the Page/Swap file location.

The 2.5 x Total physical RAM for thebeginning size is okay as long as your HDD has plenty of free space. Definitely much easier to set up when your PC is new. With newer motherboards and chipsets driving total addressable RAM into the 4GB range I would be inclined to set up a new system with 2.5 x Total physical RAM.