SO...U gurus STUMPED???

[ButtCrack]

I got Windows 2000 Adv. server. 3 drives. Windows will create a pagefile on
all but the C: . One program I am tryin to install relies on the C; drive to
have a pagefile for some stupid reason, so it keeps saying, "Not enough hard
drive space to install.

Anyway, I don't care about why, I verified there is no pagefile on C; by
searching, and, when I remove the pagefile from the other 2 drives, windows
has to boot into safe mode because of lack of pagefile space. I verified the
setting in the registry, it is set up right.

What gives???? I have 650MB free on C:, and the pagefile set to 190-390 (as
recomended by Windows).

Please help!!!

 

[Walter Schulz]

Anyway, I don't care about why, I verified there is no pagefile on C; by

searching, and, when I remove the pagefile from the other 2 drives, windows
has to boot into safe mode because of lack of pagefile space. I verified the
setting in the registry, it is set up right.

Please open REGEDIT and export
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager\Memory
Management
and any other ControlSet<Number> you have.
Post the "Pagefiles" section here.

Ciao, Walter

 

[ButtCrack]

THANK YOU!

Here ya go! The C: pagefile is in the WINNT directory because I was hopin'
changing the location would activate some kinda change.

It is right, right?
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------

Key Name: SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory
Management
Class Name: <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time: 12/29/2003 - 1:50 PM
Value 0
Name: ClearPageFileAtShutdown
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0

Value 1
Name: DisablePagingExecutive
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0

Value 2
Name: IoPageLockLimit
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0

Value 3
Name: LargeSystemCache
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0

Value 4
Name: NonPagedPoolQuota
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0

Value 5
Name: NonPagedPoolSize
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0

Value 6
Name: PagedPoolQuota
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0

Value 7
Name: PagedPoolSize
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0

Value 8
Name: PagingFiles
Type: REG_MULTI_SZ
Data: C:\winnt\pagefile.sys 190 450
M:\pagefile.sys 190 400
N:\pagefile.sys 190 400


Value 9
Name: PhysicalAddressExtension
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0

Value 10
Name: SecondLevelDataCache
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0

Value 11
Name: SystemPages
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0

Value 12
Name: WriteWatch
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0x1

 

[Walter Schulz]

THANK YOU!

I wrote

It is right, right?
Key Name: SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory

I don't think this one is the one I wanted. Anyway:

Name: PagingFiles
Type: REG_MULTI_SZ
Data: C:\winnt\pagefile.sys 190 450
M:\pagefile.sys 190 400
N:\pagefile.sys 190 400

No, this is not right. Delete the first entry, reboot and forget about
creating a pagefile on C:. You won't need it, I bet.

Ciao, Walter

 

[ButtCrack]

I know, that is how it was, but installing Symantec Antivirus enterprise, it
came up with an error, "Not enough disk space" while installing to a drive
that had 30GB free. Symantec's website says you have to have a pagefile on
C:.

Even if that is true that I don't need it (and it is), the fact still is,
that I cen NOT get windows to create a pagefile on C:.

Something is wrong.


BTW-Controlset001 and controlset002 to as well as just controlset, all say
the same thing.

 

[Walter Schulz]

I know, that is how it was, but installing Symantec Antivirus enterprise, it

came up with an error, "Not enough disk space" while installing to a drive
that had 30GB free. Symantec's website says you have to have a pagefile on
C:.

Sorry, I couldn't find this information at Symantec. The only web page
I found is telling

====
The Windows swap file. This should be managed by Windows unless you
have experience managing Windows configuration and performance
components.
====

Symantec is known for some strange installation traps.
Make sure there is plenty of free space on drive C: (no matter if used
as installation path or not). Where does %TEMP% point to? Maybe it's a
good idea to move it to M: or N:

Ciao, Walter

 

[Joe Richards [MVP]]

By any chance did you dork with permissions on the c drive? Usually when the system can't create a page file on a
specific drive someone has thought they understood permissions and locked them down.

 

[Jerold Schulman]

I got Windows 2000 Adv. server. 3 drives. Windows will create a pagefile on
all but the C: . One program I am tryin to install relies on the C; drive to
have a pagefile for some stupid reason, so it keeps saying, "Not enough hard
drive space to install.

Anyway, I don't care about why, I verified there is no pagefile on C; by
searching, and, when I remove the pagefile from the other 2 drives, windows
has to boot into safe mode because of lack of pagefile space. I verified the
setting in the registry, it is set up right.

What gives???? I have 650MB free on C:, and the pagefile set to 190-390 (as
recomended by Windows).

Please help!!!

Make sure that the System account has Full Control permissions on the drive
root.

Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com

 

[ButtCrack]

Yes, I right clicked on C: and added "System" as a user with full control.

????

Thank you.

 

[ButtCrack]

Well, maybe that is my Symantec install problem. You are right, I LOVE their
products, but they cause some F&%Ked up problems sometimes when installing.

Where do i go to check how my temp file is being used?

Thank you!

 

[Walter Schulz]

Where do i go to check how my temp file is being used?

Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> System -> Advanced ->
Environment.
Check and change the "User"-Temp variable only.

Ciao, Walter

 

[Gary G. Little]

Sometimes the simplest solutions are ignored. I have not followed every
entry in the thread, so if this has been mentioned I missed it. You do
realize that pagefile.sys is a system, hidden, file and does not show on a
normal directory scan? You have to change it's attributes or allow hidden
and system files to display in the window/command line.

 

[ButtCrack]

You are right, it probbaly is simple. Thank you for your attempt.

Yes, I know, I have the folders showing hidden and system files. When I do
a search for pagfile, it shows up on the other 2 drives.

I also can confidently say it is not there, because if I disable pagefile on
the other 2 drives, Windows has to boot to safe mode because there is not
enough virtual memory, and the pagefile is set to 2mb on C:.

Please, keep tryin'. This is driving me nuts!