By default the paging file is 1.5 times the amount of ram installed in the computer or 2Gb, whichever is smaller. On systems with 2Gb or more of RAM, it defaults to 2GB. The limit of 4,095Mb can actually be overcome with tweaks described here:
Thanks for the reply. THe problem is I can' t change it to anything other than 256k. I want to change it to a higher setting but it keeps defaulting to 256k. Every time I try to change it and reboot I get the page file fault message when I log in to my profile and when I click on advanced in the systems prop. page.
If you have neither of the above, set Page File Size to "No paging file". Remember to press Set button after you do this. Then reboot. Delete pagefile.sys file in root directory of C:\. Set page file size up again and reboot. This fixes a corrupt paging file caused by improper shutdown such as power failure. If you can't do this in Normal mode, try doing it in Safe Mode.
I tried your recommendation and it did not work. I have McAfee Enterprise 7.1.0 and excluded the file "C:\pagefile.sys" as the two links recommned with Norton. Still did not work.
I'm getting close to reinstalling XP...which I do not really want to do. v/r, Sonny
Have you tried using System Restore (Start|Accessories|System Tools|System Restore) to restore your system to a date before you changed the paging file size?
Have you read this Microsoft Knowledge Base article?
How about removing the additional memory you added? If you shut down, unplug power, press power button (to discharge residual charges), remove the memory stick you added and power back up, do you still get the error message. Are you able to adjust performance settings for paging file size then?
One thing you might also try would be to reinstall the chipset drivers for your system. Since chipset drivers control I/O with just about everything, reinstalling them might break the stranglehold of whatever is limiting your paging file size.
If that fails, here's a solution that should work. First and foremost. Create a System Restore Point.
Click Start|Run. Type
regedit. Press Enter. Once in Registry Editor, click File|Export. Name the export file something like 20060304 (the .reg extension will be automatically added). Press Enter.
On the right side of the window, right-click on the subkey:
PagingFiles REG_MULTI_SZ C:\pagefile.sys xxx xxx
Left-click on
Modify.
Change the value data to
C:\Windows\pagefile.sys 0 0. Click OK.
Exit the Registry Editor.
Now restart the computer. Check to see if the
pagefile.sys file is in the
C:\Windows subdirectory. Remember it is a system file so Folder Options must be set to "Show Hidden Files and Folders" for it to be visible.
Once you are certain that the
C:\Windows\pagefile.sys file exists, you can delete the
C:\pagefile.sys file.
tgsmith
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Sonny1
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Tony,
Thanks for the reply. THe problem is I can' t change it to anything other than 256k. I want to change it to a higher setting but it keeps defaulting to 256k. Every time I try to change it and reboot I get the page file fault message when I log in to my profile and when I click on advanced in the systems prop. page.
Ted
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Sonny1,
If you have Norton AntiVirus 2004, see this link: http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/5e19e84a28547fe188256d4e006aaa95/93f61d52de67e477882570e7006ac370?OpenDocument&src=bar_sch_nam&seg=ag
If you have Norton AntiVirus Corporate 9.0, see this link: http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ent-security.nsf/c9b1ac1936fbf63488256e77006521df/cf7e12f0f941f32688256e85007029db?OpenDocument&src=bar_sch_nam&seg=ag
If you have neither of the above, set Page File Size to "No paging file". Remember to press Set button after you do this. Then reboot. Delete pagefile.sys file in root directory of C:\. Set page file size up again and reboot. This fixes a corrupt paging file caused by improper shutdown such as power failure. If you can't do this in Normal mode, try doing it in Safe Mode.
Tony
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Tony,
I tried your recommendation and it did not work. I have McAfee Enterprise 7.1.0 and excluded the file "C:\pagefile.sys" as the two links recommned with Norton. Still did not work.
I'm getting close to reinstalling XP...which I do not really want to do. v/r, Sonny
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tgsmith
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March 4th, 2006 23:00
Sonny1,
Have you tried using System Restore (Start|Accessories|System Tools|System Restore) to restore your system to a date before you changed the paging file size?
Have you read this Microsoft Knowledge Base article?
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3ben-us%3b315270%26Product=winxp
Tony
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Message Edited by tgsmith on 03-04-2006 10:52 PM