Re: Pagefile Problems...

From: Gerry Cornell (gcjc_at_tenretnitb.com)
Date: 02/19/05 

Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 00:26:29 -0000

Sasha

The pagefile of 1.49 gb is the default system setting i.e. 1.5 times the
1gb ram installed.

The link provided by Carey described how to deal with a corrupted
pagefile. To quote "The page file has become corrupt, possibly at a bad
shutdown. In the Virtual Memory settings, set to “No page file,” then
exit System Properties, shut down the machine, and reboot. Delete
PAGEFILE.SYS (on each drive, if more than just C:), set the page file up
again and reboot to bring it into use.".

I am wondering whether you are correctly making the changes or you are
using a User Profile which does not have the powers to make the changes.
There follows the detailed procedures for Moving the Paging File -they
are very similar. To Log on as Administrator boot to safe mode by
pressing F8 key during start up.
How to Move the Paging File
      1. Log on to the computer as Administrator.
      2. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
      3. Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System.
      4. Click the Advanced tab, and then under Performance, click
Settings.
      5. Click the Advanced tab, and then under Virtual memory, click
Change.
      6. In the Drive [Volume Label] list, click a drive other than the
one on which Windows is installed (Windows is usually installed on the
drive C). Under Total paging file size for all drives, note the value
that is displayed next to Recommended.
      7. Click Custom size, and then type the recommended value in the
Initial size (MB) box.
      8. Type the maximum size that you want to allow for paging in the
Maximum size (MB) box, and then click Set.
      9. In the Drive [Volume Label] box, click the drive on which
Windows is installed (usually the drive C), and then use one of the
following steps: • If you do not want a paging file on the drive, click
No paging file, and then click Set. A message similar to the following
message appears:
            If the pagefile on volume C: has an initial size of less
than 126 megabytes, then the system may not be able to create a
debugging information file if a STOP error occurs.
            Continue anyway?
            Click Yes.

            • If you want to keep the minimum size of the paging file on
the drive, click Custom size, and then type a value that is equal to or
greater than the amount of RAM in the computer in the Initial size (MB)
box. Type that same value in the Maximum size (MB) box, and then click
Set.

      10. The following message appears:
      The changes you have made require you to restart your computer
before they can take effect.
      Click OK, click OK, click OK, and then click Yes when you are
prompted to restart the computer. 

-- 
Hope this helps.
Gerry
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"Sasha" <Sasha@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
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> Thnx for th eclarificatoin..I thought I was limiting the pagefile 
> size....
>
> Processes usign a bulk of the virtual memory are:
>
> Explorer.exe - 13180 K
> svchost.exe - 18516 K
> CLI.exe (ATI grphics card driver) - 24552 K
> Firefox.exe - 29984 K
>
> Aprrox 10 programs with ~ 5000 K usage
> Approx  23 programs with ~ 2500 K usage
> Apprx 13 programs with ~ 600 K usage
>
>
>
> "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
>
>> Sasha
>>
>> The figures you are quoting are allocations not usage. Try doubling 
>> the
>> MAX or setting no MAX.
>>
>> In Task Manager on the Processes tab you can add a column to show
>> Virtual Memory size -View, Select Columns. What process is requiring 
>> so
>> much?
>>
>>
>> -- 
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
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>> "Sasha" <Sasha@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2DFB84B5-732A-492C-85AC-1EA8B40B5154@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi Gerry
>> >
>> > The pagefile I set was MIN = 300 MB and MAX = 400 MB, in the system
>> > Properties > Advanced > Virtual Memory Tab. Once I Click on the 
>> > "Set"
>> > button,
>> > the size of the pagefile displayed in the window above (listing all
>> > the
>> > drives) changed to reflect the input I had given.
>> >
>> > Once I OKed my way out and restarted the system, I found that my HD
>> > free
>> > space was reduced by 1.49 GB, instead of the 400 MB which I 
>> > allocated
>> > to the
>> > MAX pagefile.sys. So I went to Windows Explorer and checked the 
>> > size
>> > of the
>> > pagefile.sys and it was 1.49 GB.
>> >
>> > I did not have a pagefile prior to this setting, since I selected 
>> > the
>> > "No
>> > pagefile" option, restarted my systen and defragged the HD. I then
>> > checked in
>> > Windows Explorer, which confirmed the absebce of pagefile.sys and 
>> > also
>> > showed
>> > an increase of HD space by 1.49 GB. I then reset my pagefile to the
>> > MIN/MAX
>> > figures mentioned above, restarted my machine and Windows Explorer 
>> > and
>> > System
>> > Properties tab show the pagefile to be 1534 MB or 1.49 GB instead 
>> > of
>> > 300/400
>> > MB.
>> >
>> > Just as a point of interest, I understand that Norton AV can cause
>> > some
>> > problems, so I had disabled it during all the above mentioned 
>> > steps.
>> >
>> > PS to Cary: I have already gone through the excellent post about
>> > pagefiles.
>> > "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Sasha
>> >>
>> >> Where are you getting the pagefile figures quoted? Are they
>> >> allocations
>> >> or in use figures?
>> >>
>> >> You may check on pagefile (virtual memory) usage with Page File
>> >> Monitor
>> >> for XP:
>> >> http://www.dougknox.com/
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> -- 
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Hope this helps.
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>