Re: Low Virtual Memory Startup Error and Lockup

mo wrote:
Malicious software ("malware") could be installed on your computer.

Make sure that your anti-malware software is running, then download the latest signatures and run a full scan.
Even the best detection and removal software can't fix every malware infection. If none of the above remove the infection, you may want to show the computer to a professional. You might need to erase your hard drive and start over.


I suddenly had the same problem yesterday.

Get out of town!!

You can't check software or scan anything if windows never gets to
> the menu (in regular or safe mode) because of this "low
> virtual memory" issue.

Exactly.

I tried everything, research everything:

o Low RAM

- Swapping 256mb to 1GB did not help

o Microsoft Office (which we don't have)

o Intel Application Accelerator v2.1 or below (I have 2.6)

- Not loaded via Safe, so this doesn't apply also

o Hard disk issue

- From embedded XP cd boot (BART PE), ran chkdsk /F,
no issues.

- Using Steve Gibson's Spin-Rite CD complete drive check,
no issue.

- Web Site recommendation is to remove controller from
Device Manager, reboot allow system to detect it.
Can't get to manager to do this.

o Using BART PE, with Remote Registry Editor PE, editing:

HKLM/System/CurrentVersion/Control/Session Manager
/Memory Management

- Tried increasing size, c:\pagefile.sys 2000 3024
- Tried clearing it (no page file setup)
- Tried setting it different partition d:\

- Followed some of SysInternal.com performance tunning
suggestions, like LargeCacheset.

- Match the setting on a similar XP both, this box had
two extra options:

IOPageLockLimit = 0x3b000000
WriteWatch = 1

o For good measure, ran AVS scanner, nothing, clean as expected
because this BOX is not connected to the net for security
reasons. All updating is done manually from downloads.

I already began to reinstall, but the only thing close to a CLUE was the following:

o Renamed the Recent folder (to "old-recent") and
recreated a new one:

- Under safe mode, the popup error continues, then lockup.

- Under normal boot, no popup errors, but it still locked up.
Renaming back the recent folder, brings back the popup.

So this seems to suggest a problem developed with our nightly VSS backup that was started around 6-7 months when I discovered NTBACKUP on XP supported VSS. System Restore is also enabled so with all these VSS snapshots, it might have created a huge memory issue. Don't know, but that is the only clue and the last thing I tried.

I'm about to hit the ENTER hit to start the re-install process. argggggggg.

Go Figure.

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