Re: Can't set pagefile WinXP Home SP2
- From: John Cooper <chipcoop@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2006 23:29:35 -0400
Thanks Andrew, But...
I run with those settings normally and in this case the pagefile does not show.
When running in the Repair Console I am administrator and the file does not show and cannot be deleted or copied over.
No setting under virtual memory that is meant to set the pagefile's size (custom or let system manage) seems to work.
Running with XP set to no virtual memory does make the hang and message go away. But then I am working without a pagefile. Not the situation I want.
Running in safe mode does not make changing the virtual memory settings more effective in my case.
Andrew E. wrote:
To locate the page file you 1st need to set folder options to view hidden.
folders,and view other hidden option.Also,to set the page file in system
properties,you should set to "let system manage" then click set 2X,close
out,restart computer.If xp still wont let you set,on start up tap the F8 key,
select safe mode,enter as administrator,set the page file.
"John Cooper" wrote:
After a power failure induced disk error (unable_to _mount_boot_volume)
that was fixed with chkdsk from the RC, and a corrupted portion of
registry that was repaired using last known good configuration, this
machine would boot but hang at the loading personal settings phase. A
CTRL-ALT-DEL would continue the start-up, and the desktop would come up.
A message that said the settings for virtual memory were too low and
had been adjusted would be displayed. Upon checking my custom settings
I would find them just as I left them (768 - 1536).
I cannot seem to fix this error.
I have chosen no virtual memory and rebooted to set custom settings
again and rebooted to the same problem.
I have used the RC to try to copy over pagefile.sys so I can delete it,
and have been met with Access Denied for the copy operation.
Of course, pagefile.sys is not found using dir or attrib.
I have even changed the name of the file used for pagefile in the
registry, only to have it work for 1 boot only and the hang and message
re-appears on the next boot.
I have copied the partition to a new drive using Ghost and booted from
the new drive to find the same problem.
The machine is virus and ad / spyware free.
I am very close to smoking the drive and starting from scratch. That is
unless anyone has any ideas?
Oh please have ideas!!!! I don't want to re-load this thing.
Chip
I should also mention that the machine is running as if there is no virtual memory.
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