Re: Virtual Memory Error ... No Paging File

Most likely the system/boot volume letters at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices don't match or were changed during the cloning process. It can be changed by network access or mounting the drive in another Windows 2000 machine and changing the value.

You should be able to resolve this by following these instructions:

Unable to log on if the boot partition drive letter has changed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/249321

You will have to access the drive over a network, or slave it in another Windows 2000/XP machine and use Regedt32 to do the changes.

These other articles may also be helpful:

"Limited Virtual Memory" Error Message When You Start Your Computer After You Install Or Remove a Hard Disk
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/812448

How to restore the system/boot drive letter in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223188

Some report that simply booting the computer with a Windows 98 Boot Disk and using FDISK /MBR command fixes the problem. Others say it doesn't , easy enough to try.

John

JCO wrote:
OS = W2K w/sp4

During boot, I get a Virtual Memory Error stating that my computer has no
Paging File. It then explains how to set the Virtual Memory which is easy.
The problem is that it won't boot up. After I click okay on the error
dialog, the message comes back up again (in 5-10 seconds). Since this keeps
repeating, I can't full boot up to make the changes.

What do I do.

History: I had a HD Crash/Error. I restored from an image to another HD.
Now I get the error.

Thanks in advance



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