paging file resets on reboot

[Guest]

When I boot up my PC, I'm getting an error stating that "your paging file is
too small, & a temp one has been created". No matter what I set the paging
file at, or even if I turn the "system manage" option on, when the PC boots
back up the paging file is set back at zero and I receive that message.

Can someone steer me in the right direction? Thanks much.

 

[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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Regards,

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

:
| When I boot up my PC, I'm getting an error stating that "your paging file
is
| too small, & a temp one has been created". No matter what I set the
paging
| file at, or even if I turn the "system manage" option on, when the PC
boots
| back up the paging file is set back at zero and I receive that message.
|
| Can someone steer me in the right direction? Thanks much.

 

[Guest]

I checked the permissions, and all was as it should be. User is a member of
local administrators group. I also read that NAV 2004 could cause this
issue, and had user disable NAV 2004 which also didn't solve the problem. Is
there anything else that I can check in this instance?

Thanks.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Nothing to do with the user. 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.

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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

:
|I checked the permissions, and all was as it should be. User is a member
of
| local administrators group. I also read that NAV 2004 could cause this
| issue, and had user disable NAV 2004 which also didn't solve the problem.
Is
| there anything else that I can check in this instance?
|
| Thanks.
|
| "Dave Patrick" wrote:
|
| > 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.
| >
| >
| > --
| > Regards,
| >
| > Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
| > Microsoft Certified Professional
| > Microsoft MVP [Windows]
| > http://www.microsoft.com/protect
| >
| > "Frank" wrote:
| > | When I boot up my PC, I'm getting an error stating that "your paging
file
| > is
| > | too small, & a temp one has been created". No matter what I set the
| > paging
| > | file at, or even if I turn the "system manage" option on, when the PC
| > boots
| > | back up the paging file is set back at zero and I receive that
message.
| > |
| > | Can someone steer me in the right direction? Thanks much.
| >
| >
| >

 

[Guest]

Ok, I attempted to check the rights of the system account and the "security"
tab was not available in "normal" mode. I tried the same thing in safe mode,
and was able to verify that the system account has full control of the drive.

Two other items of note: There exists a local administrator account (with a
blank password). If I attempt to log in using this account when XP Home
boots "normally", I get a message that states: "Unable to log you on due to
an account restriction". If I attempt to log on using the local
administrator account in safe mode, it works without a problem.

It almost seems as if there is a function or piece of the local
administrator group rights that are missing, and unfortunately that
functionality is not visible on the compmgmt.msc snap in, as it normally is
on XP pro.

Let me know if this makes any sense to you. Thanks much.

Nothing to do with the user. 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.

--
Regards,

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

:
|I checked the permissions, and all was as it should be. User is a member
of
| local administrators group. I also read that NAV 2004 could cause this
| issue, and had user disable NAV 2004 which also didn't solve the problem.
Is
| there anything else that I can check in this instance?
|
| Thanks.
|
| "Dave Patrick" wrote:
|
| > 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.
| >
| >
| > --
| > Regards,
| >
| > Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
| > Microsoft Certified Professional
| > Microsoft MVP [Windows]
| > http://www.microsoft.com/protect
| >
| > "Frank" wrote:
| > | When I boot up my PC, I'm getting an error stating that "your paging
file
| > is
| > | too small, & a temp one has been created". No matter what I set the
| > paging
| > | file at, or even if I turn the "system manage" option on, when the PC
| > boots
| > | back up the paging file is set back at zero and I receive that
message.
| > |
| > | Can someone steer me in the right direction? Thanks much.
| >
| >
| >

 

[Dave Patrick]

This article may help. It sounds like the file system and or registry
permissions may be in a corrupted state.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315341


This article may also help.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290109


Be sure to apply these (or SP2) to your repair install before connecting to
any network.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx

--
Regards,

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

:
| Ok, I attempted to check the rights of the system account and the
"security"
| tab was not available in "normal" mode. I tried the same thing in safe
mode,
| and was able to verify that the system account has full control of the
drive.
|
| Two other items of note: There exists a local administrator account (with
a
| blank password). If I attempt to log in using this account when XP Home
| boots "normally", I get a message that states: "Unable to log you on due
to
| an account restriction". If I attempt to log on using the local
| administrator account in safe mode, it works without a problem.
|
| It almost seems as if there is a function or piece of the local
| administrator group rights that are missing, and unfortunately that
| functionality is not visible on the compmgmt.msc snap in, as it normally
is
| on XP pro.
|
| Let me know if this makes any sense to you. Thanks much.

 

[Goldwing]

This article may help. It sounds like the file system and or registry
permissions may be in a corrupted state.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315341


This article may also help.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290109


Be sure to apply these (or SP2) to your repair install before
connecting to
any network.

http://tinyurl.com/2tjqu
http://tinyurl.com/2ntrg

--
Regards,

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

:
| Ok, I attempted to check the rights of the system account and the
"security"
| tab was not available in "normal" mode. I tried the same thing in
safe
mode,
| and was able to verify that the system account has full control of
the
drive.
|
| Two other items of note: There exists a local administrator account
(with
a
| blank password). If I attempt to log in using this account when XP
Home
| boots "normally", I get a message that states: "Unable to log you on
due
to
| an account restriction". If I attempt to log on using the local
| administrator account in safe mode, it works without a problem.
|
| It almost seems as if there is a function or piece of the local
| administrator group rights that are missing, and unfortunately that
| functionality is not visible on the compmgmt.msc snap in, as it
normally
is
| on XP pro.
|
| Let me know if this makes any sense to you. Thanks much.

I have built and repaired computers for over 10 years and thought I'd
seen most problems until I was asked to sort out the "No Paging File"
problem. I spent two days trying every trick I could think of plus any
Web info I could find plus all the usual drive permissions, NAV2004 etc
etc. Nothing worked. An upgrade XP repair also did not work. In the end
I just formatted and reinstalled XP.. all OK. A trick to get past the
endless boot up is to press Alt+Tab at the Welcome screen then press OK
at the Virtual Memory Warning. This boots up XP straight away at which
point I would back up any important stuff then format and reinstall..
much faster than trying to solve it and no headaches.

PS If anyone really has the answer I'd love to hear it.

Goldwing

 

[Guest]

I had the same problem The way I got around it (after many attempts at other
things) was to reboot and select a previous session's setting that I knew
worked. When the calendar came up I picked a date a week or 2 ago and now
everything's OK again. I don't know if that was the right thing to do (I'm a
novice) but it's working fine now.
Hope this helps...........Gerry