Trouble with missing Pagefile.sys

Hello,

A few months ago there was a discussion on a missing pagefile.sys. The
solution ended up being to make a new, differently named .sys file and make
it the new pagefile, as pointed to in the registry. I tried this method,
but I am still having the same problem. Here is my situation:

Machine info:
HP Laptop, XP SP1, and all updates
One 20G drive, partitioned into 2 parts
4G free on C:
C: is Fat32

Status:
Last night, when I logged in, I get a messsage saying my pagefile is missing
or too small, and use system control panel to fix it. There were no major
changes to the system recently. (I did run an audio process yesterday which
mistakenly filled up my D: drive, so this may have been the culprit.)

If I used the System Properties/Advanced/Performance...etc to change the
size of the pagefile, the same message appeared, unless I turned pagefile
off. After turning back on, same problem.

Half the time after log in the computer was impossibly slow (15 mins to
bring up desktop, etc.)

In the registry, HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManager\Memory
Management, I tried changing the temppagefile key to 0, also deleting it. I
set the pagingfiles key to c:\pagefile.sys 360 720. Still the same message.

Then when I looked in c:\ there is no pagefile.sys file. (I have hidden and
system files viewable).

Following the previous thread, the workaround was to make a new sys file
with echo.>c:\newpage.sys, and then point the registry to this new file.
This worked for the person in that thread. However, when I try this, I get
the same error message after log in, and furthermore, when I look,
c:\newpage.sys is no longer there (I verified it was there after echo cmd.)
The registry still points to c:\newpage.sys 360 720.

I don't know that access is a problem, since it is FAT32. I can't use cacls
cmd because it is not an NTFS volume.

If anyone has any further suggestions I would greatly appreciate.

Thanks,
Mark
.

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