fixing paging file

Question

What else can I do to fix the 'your system has no paging file...' error that is so persistent, it just happened recently in the past 3 weeks, after running a-okay for 3 months. I'm not able to figure out what changed on my system that would cause this. I'm running a Dell Dimension 4550, with Intel P4 2.66 GHz CPU , 512 MB RAM, 40gb HD, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, v2002, SP1. I've tried: -- changing settings in the control panel > system > advanced... > virtual memory :: custom size, system managed size, even no paging file; none of them seem to 'take' after shutdown or reboot -- tried boot-up in Safe Mode, to login as Administrator, to get at the virtual memory settings, still doesn't take -- tried to install Intel Accelerator, which resulted the blue-screen-of-death, so I uninstalled that -- defrag and chkdsk the hard drive to make sure pagefile is not getting stuck on bad sectors or overfragmented HD your help? thanks,djchuang

BBlackie · Answer

According to Microsoft, the link below has the fix for the problem you are experiencing. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;315270

djchuang · Answer

nope, tried that Microsoft 'solution', and that didn't work either. :( djchuang

djchuang · Answer

no solution yet, haven't figured it out.. just living with it for now, and hitting the OK button when it tells me I don't have one..

kathylo · Answer

Did you ever figure out how to fix your paging problem?  I have been  experiencing the same thing, and have been unable to fix mine either .

kathylo · Answer

thanks for answering, that is what I do also, lol.  Has it seemed to affect anything else on your computer?

djchuang · Answer

I've found a very unconventional work around, and I'm not sure how risky this is, but here is what I did to get my paging file working again -- any time you edit the Registry Editor, it is very risky - make sure you know what you're doing:

Go to Windows Start > Run > regedt32

Go to the key: My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management

Double-click on PagingFiles

I changed the value to "C:\pagingfile.sys 888 888" (no quotes)

Essentially, I renamed the filename for the swapping file..

upon reboot, my paging file is working.

djchuang

Windows General

fixing paging file

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