Re: Pagefile.sys MISSING!

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"ChapBell" <ChapBell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:CE00D79C-A977-46FE-8136-524BAB7BC1EF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> what are the NTFS permissions? How do I find them? I know that under users
I
> have created the System and Administrators and Everyone groups with all
boxes
> checked.
>
> Is there something more?
>
> I have done everything suggested under this question and still no
> pagefile.sys will form.
>
> ChapBell
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
> > I note that you did not look at several of the points I raised.
> > Perhaps the most important one - NTFS permissions -
> > remains unanswered.
> >
> >
> > "ChapBell" <ChapBell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:F07C133D-2289-4365-A3E5-D2A883EFC59C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Thanks for the response:
> > > 1) I don't have a C:\pagefile.sys at all on my computer. I have it set
to
> > > see every file Hidden, system..and it just isnt' there. And it won't
> > create
> > > one, apparently.
> > >
> > > 2) How do I find out what drive the env. variable %system% point to?
> > >
> > > 3) there is 27 GB of space on my drive, so plenty of space.
> > >
> > > 4) Temporary page file is in Windows\System32 folder. I can delete
that
> > but
> > > it makes no difference.
> > >
> > > 5) I have fun chkdsk. I really believe that running Chkdsk is what
started
> > > the problem.
> > >
> > > ChapBell
> > >
> > >
> > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > "ChapBell" <ChapBell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > news:35352130-3E8B-40E5-B575-951073000947@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > I have a Dell computer. Recently, for no apparent reason, I've
begun
> > > > getting
> > > > > a "virtual Memory"error when I boot up. I have done all the things
one
> > is
> > > > > supposed to do: reset Virtual Memory (Pagefile.sys) -- no good. If
I
> > set
> > > > it
> > > > > to 0 then it boots regularly. If I set it to anything in Custom
> > setting or
> > > > in
> > > > > System managed I get the error.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have read most of the posts here and nothing recommended in them
has
> > > > > helped. I have only one hard drive 60 GB Maxtor. Dell Optiplex
with
> > 512
> > > > MB
> > > > > memory. Drive is new.
> > > > >
> > > > > Does anyone have anything new to suggest?
> > > >
> > > > This could happen if your drive letters are confused. Here are
> > > > a few things I would look at:
> > > > - What drive do the env. variables %System% and %SystemDrive% point
at?
> > > > - Is it the drive you expect? (Usually drive C:)
> > > > - Is it the drive you have chosen for your paging file?
> > > > - Is there sufficient free space on this drive? How much?
> > > > - What are the NTFS permissions for the root directory of your
system
> > drive?
> > > > - What is the location of the temporary paging file? Is it the same
as
> > the
> > > > permanent paging file?
> > > > - Did you run chkdsk to verify the integrity of your file system?
> > > > - I don't suppose you have a folder called "c:\pagefile.sys"? . . .
> > > > - And I don't suppose that your paging file has a read-only
attribute? .
> > .. .
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >


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