system has no page file, or page file is too small

[Guest]

Ok, so i was trying to format a friends hard drive using the win2k disk
manager but i forgot to set the jumper on that drive to slave and i'm
thinking that's where the problem is because now, when i try to boot, i get
to the logon screen but once i enter my username/password, it gives me the
following error message: "your system has no paging file, or the paging is
too small..... it goes on to give me directions on how to fix it through My
Computer but after i click OK on the box it kicks me back to the logon screen
and i can't go any further than that. Another friend suggested using the
repair utility on the installation disk. I did the automatic repair and it
didn't work, and i'm not very familiar with the repair console. If someone
could help me i would really appreciate it, i would really rather not have to
wipe my disk and reinstall windows.

Thanks

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Ok, so i was trying to format a friends hard drive using the win2k disk
manager but i forgot to set the jumper on that drive to slave and i'm
thinking that's where the problem is because now, when i try to boot, i get
to the logon screen but once i enter my username/password, it gives me the
following error message: "your system has no paging file, or the paging is
too small..... it goes on to give me directions on how to fix it through My
Computer but after i click OK on the box it kicks me back to the logon screen
and i can't go any further than that. Another friend suggested using the
repair utility on the installation disk. I did the automatic repair and it
didn't work, and i'm not very familiar with the repair console. If someone
could help me i would really appreciate it, i would really rather not have to
wipe my disk and reinstall windows.

Thanks

There are several ways to fix this problem. The easiest is to
temporarily install another temporary disk (formatted!) so
that you get a chance to set the correct location for your
paging file.

 

[Dave Patrick]

This article may help.

Unable to Log on if the Boot Partition Drive Letter Has Changed
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];249321

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http://www.microsoft.com/protect

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| Ok, so i was trying to format a friends hard drive using the win2k disk
| manager but i forgot to set the jumper on that drive to slave and i'm
| thinking that's where the problem is because now, when i try to boot, i
get
| to the logon screen but once i enter my username/password, it gives me the
| following error message: "your system has no paging file, or the paging
is
| too small..... it goes on to give me directions on how to fix it through
My
| Computer but after i click OK on the box it kicks me back to the logon
screen
| and i can't go any further than that. Another friend suggested using the
| repair utility on the installation disk. I did the automatic repair and
it
| didn't work, and i'm not very familiar with the repair console. If
someone
| could help me i would really appreciate it, i would really rather not have
to
| wipe my disk and reinstall windows.
|
| Thanks
|

 

[Guest]

There are several ways to fix this problem. The easiest is to
temporarily install another temporary disk (formatted!) so
that you get a chance to set the correct location for your
paging file.

When you say another disk, do you mean a disk with windows installed to
load with, or a blank formatted disk that should allow me to boot? Also,
would using the fix master boot record rewrite the paging size? If so, it
would be a lot easier to do it that way.

Thanks for your help so far!

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

When you say another disk, do you mean a disk with windows installed to
load with, or a blank formatted disk that should allow me to boot? Also,
would using the fix master boot record rewrite the paging size? If so, it
would be a lot easier to do it that way.

Thanks for your help so far!

When I say "another disk" then I mean another disk that has
perhaps 1 GByte of free space. It does not have to be blank.

I have seen the fixmbr claim in several posts but have never
been able to apply it successfully. Try it by all means - it won't hurt!

 

[Guest]

When I say "another disk" then I mean another disk that has
perhaps 1 GByte of free space. It does not have to be blank.

I have seen the fixmbr claim in several posts but have never
been able to apply it successfully. Try it by all means - it won't hurt!

Sorry, i just want to fully understand what you're saying. If i
understand you correctly, you're saying that i should be able to install
another formatted drive as a slave to the problem drive and from there i
should be able to logon to windows and fix the problem? I also tried the
fixmbr and it didn't work.

Thanks

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Sorry, i just want to fully understand what you're saying. If i
understand you correctly, you're saying that i should be able to install
another formatted drive as a slave to the problem drive and from there i
should be able to logon to windows and fix the problem? I also tried the
fixmbr and it didn't work.

Thanks

Your registry believes that your paging file should be on some
drive other than C:, probably D:. Temporarily installing another
disk with at least one formatted partition, with some spare space,
will often resolve this problem. If it does not then there are other
means and ways, e.g. via a network connection.

 

[Guest]

Your registry believes that your paging file should be on some
drive other than C:, probably D:. Temporarily installing another
disk with at least one formatted partition, with some spare space,
will often resolve this problem. If it does not then there are other
means and ways, e.g. via a network connection.

That didn't work and my computer isn't on a network, is there anyway i
can edit the registry or that page file through the recovery console?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

That didn't work and my computer isn't on a network, is there anyway i
can edit the registry or that page file through the recovery console?

There is, but it's a rough ride.

1. Get yourself a Nordahl boot disk
(http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html)
2. Boot from this disk.
3. Accept the suggested NT partition.
4. Accept the full path to the registry directory.
5. Type system
6. Type 9 (for Registry Editor)
7. Type ? (to see the available commands)
8. Type ls (to see the current keys)
9. Type cd ControlSet003 (it's case-sensitive!)
Use ControlSet002 if you don't have ControlSet003.
10. Type cd Control
11. Type cd Session Manager
12. Type cd Memory Manager
13. Type type PagingFiles
You can now see where the system expects your paging file to be.
14. Type ed PagingFiles
15. Type C:\pagefile.sys 192 385
(or whatever is appropriate for you)
16. Type --n
17. Type type PagingFile
You should see your changes.
18. Type q
You will be prompted to save or discard your changes.