can't change allocated swapfile size

[Guest]

Hi all - we have a WinXP Pro machine behaving strangely. I can, as
administrator, change the pagefile size, but it always shows me 1536
allocated. The system SAYS the min-max size on drive c: is 2048, but under
allocated, it never changes from the 1536. There is over 30Gb free on the
drive. There are no problems booting. Other machines are showing the min-max
size as allocated. (We run a large software that recommends min equal to max.
We've been told this prevents fragmentation.)
Anyone know what's going on?
Thanks a ton.
Gary

 

[Will Denny]

Hi Gary

Please try the following article by Alex Nichol:

"Virtual Memory in Windows XP"
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.php

 

[JimWae±]

Are you by any chance running NAV 2004 with Autoprotect on during system
boot? If so, besides losing control of pagefile size & location, your
pagefile is probably ALSO being recreated (& moved) on each reboot.

To disable the Auto-Protect advanced option, perform the steps provided
below:

1. Start Norton AntiVirus (NAV).
2. Click on Options.
3. Double click on Auto-Protect under System.
4. Click on Advanced.
5. Under 'How to increase Windows start up protection' uncheck 'Load
Auto-Protect during system boot'.
6. Click on OK.
7. Restart the computer and check whether the issue persists.


To check whether your Norton AntiVirus is working properly, you can perform
an EICAR test. Refer to the link provided below to perform an EICAR test:

Title: 'How to use the EICAR test string to test Norton AntiVirus'
Document ID: 19975295056
Web URL: http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/docid/19975295056


Old versions of ZoneAlarm can also make you lose control of the paging file.