Virtual Memory Error / Paging Files

[Roger Jackson]

I'm getting a Limited Virtual Memory error msg on startup
and then the Paging Files too small error msg. I follow
the onscreen instructions to no avail. I follow the MSB
Article #257758 procedures to no avail and also followed
the DELL Doc #TT1058314 - adjust Windows Registry File
procedures and none of this has any effect. Can this
system be fixed or should I use this machine as an anchor
for my fishing boat? MAXIMUM FRUSTRATION!

 

[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.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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:
| I'm getting a Limited Virtual Memory error msg on startup
| and then the Paging Files too small error msg. I follow
| the onscreen instructions to no avail. I follow the MSB
| Article #257758 procedures to no avail and also followed
| the DELL Doc #TT1058314 - adjust Windows Registry File
| procedures and none of this has any effect. Can this
| system be fixed or should I use this machine as an anchor
| for my fishing boat? MAXIMUM FRUSTRATION!

 

[Roger Jackson]

Thanks for your reply. I did as you recommended, in fact
I went to each file on the C: drive and gave all entrants
Full Access. Rebooted the machine, no change - same
errors. Any ideas?

 

[Dave Patrick]

Each file? I don't think that it would be possible to visit the property
page for that many files in 40 minutes. Either case this article may help
assuming a permissions problem.

How to Restore the Default NTFS Permissions for Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=266118


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Thanks for your reply. I did as you recommended, in fact
| I went to each file on the C: drive and gave all entrants
| Full Access. Rebooted the machine, no change - same
| errors. Any ideas?

 

[Guest]

You're right, I hit the Program Files, not "every" file.
I tried #266118. I get to the Open Database prompt in
step 6, and there are no *.sdb files to open. I had to do
a reload of W2k last week to clear up this problem and
everything worked fine until I started up the machine this
morning, the day after the network guy connected the
machines. Are there some *sdb files on the disks that
came with the computer? Thanks again.

 

[Dave Patrick]

I think you're looking for
%windir%\security\Database\secedit.sdb
but I would still try the first suggestion.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;259151

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

| You're right, I hit the Program Files, not "every" file.
| I tried #266118. I get to the Open Database prompt in
| step 6, and there are no *.sdb files to open. I had to do
| a reload of W2k last week to clear up this problem and
| everything worked fine until I started up the machine this
| morning, the day after the network guy connected the
| machines. Are there some *sdb files on the disks that
| came with the computer? Thanks again.

 

[Mark-Allen]

Have you tried increasing your Pagefile?

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Mark-Allen Perry
ALPHA Systems, Switzerland
mark-allen AT mvps DOT org

I'm getting a Limited Virtual Memory error msg on startup
and then the Paging Files too small error msg. I follow
the onscreen instructions to no avail. I follow the MSB
Article #257758 procedures to no avail and also followed
the DELL Doc #TT1058314 - adjust Windows Registry File
procedures and none of this has any effect. Can this
system be fixed or should I use this machine as an anchor
for my fishing boat? MAXIMUM FRUSTRATION!