missing pagefile.sys

[h.stroph]

On reboot yesterday, the first in some weeks, Windows 2000 5.00.2195 SP4
encountered the subject: error exactly as described in
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=315270

Efforts to follow the remedy stated are meeting difficulties. The pagefile
is indeed defined and of size 800-1000 MB , the computer name is "w2k2." as
it's been since inception several years ago.

The difficulty starts in Step 3-f, as we don't have a "Computer Name" tab in
the System Properties dialog, but it's possible to rationalize using the
"Network Identification" tab instead, as it's the only possibility that
makes sense.

The larger difficulty comes in step 4, as there is no "File menu" from which
to make the subsequent selections.

What are we missing here please? There are a few services which haven't
started due to "Error 5: Access is Denied" problems, and that's what
prompted the reboot in the first place. Things are rather awkward as the
machine is headless; we normally access it using the "VNC server" service,
but that's one of the services that can't start.

Is there any help available please?

 

[John John]

Just right click on the drive hosting the pagefile, click on Properties
and then click on the Securtiy tab. Make sure that the System has full
control on the drive.

If services aren't starting because of Access Denied errors then
permissions on the %windir%\ folder & subfolders may have been revoked
or the system may have had permissions revoked on some registry keys.
Try the fix shown here in Aaron Stebner's WebLog:

Solving setup errors by using the SubInACL tool to repair file and
registry permissions
http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/09/04/739820.aspx

John

 

[h.stroph]

In

Just right click on the drive hosting the pagefile, click on
Properties and then click on the Securtiy tab. Make sure that the
System has full control on the drive.

Thanks, that fixed it, taising the question of how System lost full control
of the drive. Is SP4 *that* unstable that the system goes to hell during
ordinary usage?

 

[h.stroph]

In I quoted and typed:

Thanks, that fixed it, ...

While it fixed the pagefile.sys problem, I am still unable to start several
third-party services such as Ad-Aware 2007 and the VNC server.

 

[Meinolf Weber]

Hello h.stroph,

No SP4 is stable, but you have to install a lot more patches and updates
after SP4, that also fixes a lot of problems. And if you default file system
security is mashed, that can be a self created problem or also some virus
problem. A Service Pack will not mash up your security.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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[h.stroph]

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No SP4 is stable, but you have to install a lot more patches and
updates after SP4, that also fixes a lot of problems. And if you
default file system security is mashed, that can be a self created
problem or also some virus problem. A Service Pack will not mash up
your security.

Well it was an Automatic Update then that trashed it, as System and
Administrators Full Control was removed from both C: and D: drives. The
system is further protected by McAfee, ISS BlackIce, Ad-Aware2007 and Spybot
Search and Destroy, so there was definitely no virus or malware involved.

Of course there are many who will say that the Windows OS *is* the malware,
and I find myself agreeing with them more and more.

 

[John John]

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Thanks, that fixed it, taising the question of how System lost full control
of the drive. Is SP4 *that* unstable that the system goes to hell during
ordinary usage?

No, that isn't caused by Windows or SP4, someone or something had to
change the permissions, the permissions did not change on their own.

An ever increasing number of Anti-virus and security applications make
all kinds of change, including security/permissions changes, without
telling the users. Zone Alarm for instance is a product that often
causes havoc with the pagefile, it is not the only one that changes
things without telling the user.

John

 

[John John]

In I quoted and typed:




While it fixed the pagefile.sys problem, I am still unable to start several
third-party services such as Ad-Aware 2007 and the VNC server.

What is/are the exact error message(s)? What errors do you see in the
Event Log? Did you do the fix as explained by Aaron Stebner?

John

 

[h.stroph]

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What is/are the exact error message(s)? What errors do you see in the
Event Log? Did you do the fix as explained by Aaron Stebner?

I have no rsponses from an "Aaron Stebner", presumably because I block
everything from those with "@gmail.com" in their "From:" header, as that's
the source of fully 90% of the Usenet spam. Unfortunately, those who also
are viable posters such as Mssr. Stebner are collateral damage and it's my
loss, but that's life. People shouldn't use gmail.com, period. "You're a
loser if you hang out with losers."

The problem has now been resolved, although there is nothing to indicate
what removed the security mode for System and Administrators from both the
C: and D: drives. The computer was stable for several years, and it was only
after the most recent online update from Microsoft that things went wrong.

Thanks for your help; I consider the matter closed now.

 

[John John]

Thanks for your help; I consider the matter closed now.

You're welcome.

John