> A page file is not required to run Windows, and it can be disabled in System > Properties > Advanced > Performance > Advanced (again) > Virtual memory (no paging > file). > > The Program Files folder isn't part of the Windows core, outside of being created > during the initial install, along with the My Documents folder and the like. It is > just there as a default path for program installers to work with. Installing > something into Program Files will do the same job as installing it in > C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 or C:\YO\MAMA. Wherever the files go, a shortcut will end up in > the start menu/desktop/quicklaunch and the program will run regardless, unless of > course it's programmed so badly that it absolutely requires byte-identical folder > names or it fails to load.
It doesn't matter what name or where you put your 'program files' they still need HDD space somewhere. In regards to someone with only one HDD then they will need to be on that drive somewhere. There are folders under 'program files' where Windows does store things (even on Windows first install) and AFAIK the user is not asked where or what name to use for 'program files' when installing Windows, it just uses that as default.
About the pagefile; Windows can run without one but certain programs will not. Certain programs need/use the pagefile and will not start without one. They will error message with 'not enough memory available' even when you have 2GB of physical RAM chips. I don't know how many programs but the one or two I noticed were enough to make me go back to using a small pagefile of atleast 512MB.
All this is correct up to Windows XP. I have no interest in Vista or 7.
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