Re: Paging file missing - can't boot Win2K

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

"Phillip J Fry" <smarsquid@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> When I boot into Windows 2000 and arrive at the auto user
> logon/authentication, Windows warns me that I have no active paging file,
> and that I should immediately choose one. The trouble is, the system then
> goes in to a constant loop where it warns me with a dialogue box, I choose
> OK, then it goes back to the win2k logon box, then the warning again, etc.
>
> Here's how it happened - I run a SCSI controller with 2 hard drives
> attached, a primary and a secondary. Usually, only the primary hard disk
is
> online. The secondary hard disk is used for my weekly back up. I do a
> complete drive image from the primary to the secondary disk, and then I
take
> the secondary disk completely offline so it cannot be afected by viruses,
> power surges, etc. I ran into a situation where I needed an older version
of
> a file located on the back-up/secondary hard disk. I shut down my PC,
> plugged in the secondary disk and rebooted. The system showed both hard
> disks online. I then copied the file I needed from the secondary disk to
the
> primary. I shut down the system once again, and unplugged the secondary
> disk. Upon rebooting (with only my primary disk online), I ran into this
> missing paging file nonsense. For now, I have switched cables so my
> secondary disk boots and my former primary now sits as secondary. The
> annoying thing is that I can see the paging file "pagefile.sys" at the
root
> of both hard drives, meaning my hard disk is not truly missing the page
> file.
>
> Can someone please provide me with instructions on how to remedy this
> situation and get back into Windows again with my primary disk? I have
> rescue disks and whatnot if I need to manipulate my C:\ drive (NTFS
format)
> outside of Windows as a fix. Thanks.
>
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