Pagefile does not exist

esieens <esieens.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>Since a couple of days, everytime I restart my machine I get a warning
>message to let me know that Win XP could not create the pagefile file. I have
>checked my settings and registry keys for pagefile size and location and
>everythings seems ok:-
>c:\pagefile.sys 2048 4096
>
>I have enough space on my HD and I have defragmented it.
>
>Any idea what could be wrong?
>
>Thanks
>

Is your computer perhaps infested with any Norton/Symantec products? A
couple of these have recently been found to have been interfering with
user specified virtual memory settings.

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
Syberfix Remote Computer Repair

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."
 >> Stay informed about: Pagefile does not exist 

Fortunately not. I don;t have any Symanted product.

"Ron Martell" wrote:

> esieens <esieens RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Hi All,
> >
> >Since a couple of days, everytime I restart my machine I get a warning
> >message to let me know that Win XP could not create the pagefile file. I have
> >checked my settings and registry keys for pagefile size and location and
> >everythings seems ok:-
> >c:\pagefile.sys 2048 4096
> >
> >I have enough space on my HD and I have defragmented it.
> >
> >Any idea what could be wrong?
> >
> >Thanks
> >
>
> Is your computer perhaps infested with any Norton/Symantec products? A
> couple of these have recently been found to have been interfering with
> user specified virtual memory settings.
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> --
> Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
> On-Line Help Computer Service
> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
> Syberfix Remote Computer Repair
>
> "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
> has never been in bed with a mosquito."
>
 >> Stay informed about: Pagefile does not exist 

"Gerry Cornell" <gcjc.DeleteThis@tenretnitb.com> wrote:

>
>Ron
>
>What do you make of the possibility of the discussion towards the end
>of this thread as offering a solution?

Hi Gerry.

I only see a total of four posts including the original on this
thread. Are there others? They are not showing up on the Microsoft
news server.

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
Syberfix Remote Computer Repair

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."
 >> Stay informed about: Pagefile does not exist 

Ron

Sorry for some reason the intended link was not pasted.

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1040090780

Renaming the pagefile which exists but is not recognised by the
system?

--

Regards.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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Ron Martell wrote:
> "Gerry Cornell" <gcjc DeleteThis @tenretnitb.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Ron
>>
>> What do you make of the possibility of the discussion towards the
>> end
>> of this thread as offering a solution?
>
> Hi Gerry.
>
> I only see a total of four posts including the original on this
> thread. Are there others? They are not showing up on the Microsoft
> news server.
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
 >> Stay informed about: Pagefile does not exist