"Not enough quota is available to process this request"

[Jeff Hill]

I hope someone else has encountered this and has a
workaround.

I've been getting regular occurrences of the following
error:

"Not enough quota is available to process this
request".

This will usually be accompanied by a loss of network
connections, "Application failed to initialize" errors,
and even the inability to restart or shut down the system
(from an id with admin authority). Logging out and back
in does not correct the problem, though once logged out
I can use the Shutdown button on the login dialog.

After restarting, the system is OK again (until the next
occurrence). The spectrum of symptoms suggests a loss of
association between my login and its GUID. Alternatively,
it could be a memory leak, or a failure to release pages
that have been virtualLocked.

Posts eslewhere on this site describe problems with disk
quota as a probable cause, but this occured initially
with quotas disabled. Thinking it might still be using
some kind of inappropriate default quota, I enabled
quotas but specified limits not be enforced. The problem
still occurs.

Intel has also acknowledged there is a hardware problem
that can cause these symptoms, but so far I've only seen
Sony users reporting it. Mine is a Dell D800.

Has anyone else seen this problem?

Thanks,
Jeff

 

[Guest]

I have had the exact same problem when opening Internet Explorer. Then when i try and hit the shut down button instead of bringing up the three shut down options it gives me the log out or switch user. I just reformatted my computer so it is not a question of having enough space, but only occured after the reformat

 

[Guest]

How did you end up with this? I have experienced the same problem and more dire consequences: it appears all the files have been deleted from my machine. I can't open any files or programs; things on teh desktop have dissapeared
Thanks

 

[ccapasso]

-->I hope someone else has encountered this and has a
-->workaround.
-->
-->I've been getting regular occurrences of the following
-->error:
-->
-->"Not enough quota is available to process this
-->request".
-->
-->This will usually be accompanied by a loss of network
-->connections, "Application failed to initialize" errors,
-->and even the inability to restart or shut down the system
-->(from an id with admin authority). Logging out and back
-->in does not correct the problem, though once logged out
-->I can use the Shutdown button on the login dialog.
-->
-->After restarting, the system is OK again (until the next
-->occurrence). The spectrum of symptoms suggests a loss of
-->association between my login and its GUID. Alternatively,
-->it could be a memory leak, or a failure to release pages
-->that have been virtualLocked.
-->
-->Posts eslewhere on this site describe problems with disk
-->quota as a probable cause, but this occured initially
-->with quotas disabled. Thinking it might still be using
-->some kind of inappropriate default quota, I enabled
-->quotas but specified limits not be enforced. The problem
-->still occurs.
-->
-->Intel has also acknowledged there is a hardware problem
-->that can cause these symptoms, but so far I've only seen
-->Sony users reporting it. Mine is a Dell D800.
-->
-->Has anyone else seen this problem?
-->
-->Thanks,
--> Jeff
-->


Have had this problem also. I'm using a Asus P4PE, Samsung 512mb ram (2700) and a
WD 80gb Drive. Have had to re-install Windows XP (repair does not work) twice now.
This time I'm using Symantec's Ghost to back up the system periodically so I won't
have to do a complete install again when it happens the next time. And, I expect It
will unfortunately, since it happened twice already. Although, several months
apart.

 

[Mary Sauer]

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/w2kmsgs/1495.asp

 

[ccapasso]

-->http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/w2kmsgs/1495.asp


Thanks Mary, but I tried Microsoft's suggestion. It did nothing to solve the
problem. I am using "up to date" Norton AV and regularly run Ad-Aware and
Spybot. I have a feeling it is some sort of hardware problem or incompatibility.
Something is clobbering my Windows installation.

I ran the WD utility to check the HD and Memtest to check the memory. Everything
appears to be OK. I did put in a new HD though, just in case.

Carl