pagefile.sys problem (winxp)
29 July 2004, 05:20 PM
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pagefile.sys problem (winxp)
Since cloning (norton ghost2003) a scsi hard disk onto an IDE hard disk I've been getting a virtual memory problem in the way of a dialogue box, every time WinXP starts the windows desktop
Virtual memory settings are set to "custom" 384 - 1024
I've tried setting to "no pagefile" , reboot - but get same error
I've tried setting back to "custom" , reboot - but get same error
I'm now trying to actually locate the pagefile on the hard-disk so I can delete it from the recovery console but its nowhere to be found!
Anyone offer any help on this ?
Could it be the scsi drive had 2 partitions ,and the pagefile was located on the d: partition ? I only cloned the primary (c
partition. In which case where in the registry does it specificy WHERE the pagefile is located - so I can change it back to C:
Virtual memory settings are set to "custom" 384 - 1024
I've tried setting to "no pagefile" , reboot - but get same error
I've tried setting back to "custom" , reboot - but get same error
I'm now trying to actually locate the pagefile on the hard-disk so I can delete it from the recovery console but its nowhere to be found!
Anyone offer any help on this ?
Could it be the scsi drive had 2 partitions ,and the pagefile was located on the d: partition ? I only cloned the primary (c
partition. In which case where in the registry does it specificy WHERE the pagefile is located - so I can change it back to C:
29 July 2004, 05:45 PM
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Default location is the root of C: drive. It is a hidden system file, so not visible unless you have changed view options to show system/hidden files
29 July 2004, 09:18 PM
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Don't know of a way of moving the pagefile on XP. IIRC on earlier versions the equivalent swapfile was in the root of the C: drive if set up for one user / all users same settings and in C:\Windows\Profile\[username] for those with multi-user profiles.
29 July 2004, 09:38 PM
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do you know where in the registry is define's the location of the pagefile ?
eg. in control panel > system > performance > advanced where you setup virtual memory, I believe you can specifiy a partition (hdisk) where you want the pagefile
probably what I need to do is find where in the registry its pointing too and change it
eg. in control panel > system > performance > advanced where you setup virtual memory, I believe you can specifiy a partition (hdisk) where you want the pagefile
probably what I need to do is find where in the registry its pointing too and change it
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and just found this, which may relate to your error message
http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp
http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp
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30 July 2004, 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Figment
Don't know of a way of moving the pagefile on XP. IIRC on earlier versions the equivalent swapfile was in the root of the C: drive if set up for one user / all users same settings and in C:\Windows\Profile\[username] for those with multi-user profiles.
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