I would suggest starting over by deleting all partitions,
create just one partition (formatted NTFS), reinstall
Windows XP and leave the Page File on the same
Windows XP partition and allow XP to manage it.
For best performance, leave the page file on the same
partition Windows XP is installed on. Moving the page
file to a different partition, on the same drive, will actually
degrade performance due to additional seek time.
Virtual Memory in Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.php
The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary
to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow
Windows XP to partition and format your drive:
NOTE: It would be best to physically disconnect all your peripheral hardware
devices, except the monitor, mouse and keyboard, before installing XP.
NOTE: If you have an internal Zip Drive installed, physically disconnect the
EIDE and power cable to it before proceeding, otherwise your main
hard drive may not be assigned the customary C: drive letter.
After installing Windows XP, you may then reconnect it.
1. Open your BIOS and set your "CD Drive as the first bootable device".
===> Accessing Motherboard BIOS
===>
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm
2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer.
3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions.
4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete all the existing
Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.
5. Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]
6. ==> Immediately after installing Windows XP, turn on XP's Firewall.
==>
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
7. After Windows XP is installed, visit the Windows Update website
and download the available "Critical Updates".
8. After installing the critical updates, be sure and visit the support website
of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any
available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter
and audio drivers.
9. If you happen to run into any installation difficulties, use the following resources:
How to Troubleshoot Windows XP Problems During Installation
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310064
Troubleshooting Windows XP Setup
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_setup.htm
[Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot]
--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
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| ok, heres what i've done: clean install of xp pro onto
| drive c 2nd hard drive partitioned into 2, 1 for pagefile
| and 1 for files. got everything installed, page file moved
| everything running great. Then i decided to convert all
| the drives from fat32 to ntfs. when i rebooted i got an
| error message (see below) so i booted into safe mode,
| turned of page file on all drives, rebooted and got the
| same message. Any ideas what i've done/how tofix it?????
| Error message: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA ***STOP:
| 0x00000050 (0xBF7F0020, 0x00000001, 0x80526A5E,
| 0x00000002)
|
