XP Woes

[Ben Wood]

I constantly get errors about my paging file being too
small and its well over the recommended 766mb.
Frequently the start bar is inoperable at startup you
must logoff and log back on, msn freezes frequently,
sometimes windows freezes completely. I am wondering if
this is characteristic of anything that can be easily
fixed or if i should just reformat the hard drive and
start over.

 

[The Unknown P]

Pagefile too small or Missing

Start/Run/Regedit:
Hkey_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session
Manager\MemoryManagement

There you will find these entries:
PagingFiles:Reg_Multi_SZ:C:\pagefile.sys.
TempPageFile:Reg_Dword:0x1

If the PagingFiles: entry is populated, delete the entire
TempPageFile entry then reboot. Or...

Check your settings here:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session
Manager\MemoryManagement

PagingFiles
Reg_Multi_SZ type
Value for System Managed on C: is C:\Pagefile.sys 0 0

To change the minimum and maximum values, change the 0's
to the Min and Max values you want. Example:
C:\Pagefile.sys 766 1024

You will also need to make this change in the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\ControlSet001, ControlSet002 and
ControlSet003 branches, if they exist.




This behavior may occur with certain Intel chipsets -- for
example, the Intel D845WN motherboard or the Intel 815
graphics chipset.

To resolve this issue, download and then install the Intel
Application Accelerator (IAA) for Windows XP. For more
information about how to do this, contact Intel or browse
to the following Intel Web site:
http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/iaa. For more
information about the Intel D845WN motherboard, browse to
the following Intel Web site:
http://developer.intel.com/design/motherbd/wn/index.htm.
For more information about the Intel 815 chipset, browse
to the following Intel Web site:
http://support.intel.com/design/chipsets/815.

Error Message: Your System Has No Paging File, or the
Paging File Is Too Small
HOW TO: Set Performance Options in Windows XP
HOW TO: Move the Paging File in Windows XP
Configuring Page Files for Optimization and Recovery

 

[dev]

Ben Wood said:

I constantly get errors about my paging file being too
small and its well over the recommended 766mb.
Frequently the start bar is inoperable at startup you
must logoff and log back on, msn freezes frequently,
sometimes windows freezes completely. I am wondering if
this is characteristic of anything that can be easily
fixed or if i should just reformat the hard drive and
start over.

Check under Control Panel|ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS for Intel Application
Accelerator. If it's listed, uninstall it. The visit the following and
install the lastest version. Read the documentation thoroughly...

http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/iaa/
http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/iaa/tti001.htm

 

[Steve Nielsen]

How much RAM installed?

Steve

 

[Alex Nichol]

I constantly get errors about my paging file being too
small and its well over the recommended 766mb.

Read up at www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm, and the Problems section.
This sounds like either the one about Live Update (and I hear that there
is a new one associated with NAV 2004) or the one with an old version of
Intel's Application accelerator.

Or possibly you have put the file on a different drive and *not* left
the possibility of a small amount on C: