paging files and v/memory

[phobia]

My os is Windows 2000 pro (fully updated) and all of a
sudden I've started to receive this message just after I
log onto windows (this is the short version)

'Virtual memory low.. Paging files either to small or do
not exist'

So I right click on My Computer, properties, Advanced tab,
Performance Options (when I click this I get told that
windows has created a temp file), change. I resize the
size of the paging file as requested, hit 'Set' and all's
good till I reboot, then I get the same message all over
again.

Drive C:

Space available: 36861
Initial Size (MB) 2072
Maximum Size (MB) 3072

Paging file sizes for all drives.

Recommended: 1534 MB
Allocated: 20 MB

I also have a drive named F: but that's just used for
storage and has the following settings..

Drive F:

Space available: 6918
Initial Size (MB) 1600
Maximum Size (MB) 2000

Is there anything I can do to fid this please?

 

[Dave Patrick]

Usually occurs when the "Everyone" group permissions are removed from the
%systemdrive% Make sure that the System account (NT Authority) has full
control of the %systemdrive% and or the drive you're trying to put the
pagefile on. My Computer|Drive|File|Properties|Security|Permissions

The system account (nt authority) is the operating system's account and
needs to have full control of the drive(s) the pagefile exists on. The
system account is included in the "Everyone" group.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
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:
| My os is Windows 2000 pro (fully updated) and all of a
| sudden I've started to receive this message just after I
| log onto windows (this is the short version)
|
| 'Virtual memory low.. Paging files either to small or do
| not exist'
|
| So I right click on My Computer, properties, Advanced tab,
| Performance Options (when I click this I get told that
| windows has created a temp file), change. I resize the
| size of the paging file as requested, hit 'Set' and all's
| good till I reboot, then I get the same message all over
| again.
|
| Drive C:
|
| Space available: 36861
| Initial Size (MB) 2072
| Maximum Size (MB) 3072
|
| Paging file sizes for all drives.
|
| Recommended: 1534 MB
| Allocated: 20 MB
|
| I also have a drive named F: but that's just used for
| storage and has the following settings..
|
| Drive F:
|
| Space available: 6918
| Initial Size (MB) 1600
| Maximum Size (MB) 2000
|
| Is there anything I can do to fid this please?
|

 

[phobia]

Hi Dave, I figured that out last night after I had altered
the permissions and didn't realise what I'd done till I
read up on it fully. My system's fully operational again
now. Sorry for posting in two areas, I wasn't sure where
to put my post.

Thanks once again.