When I boot to windows 2000 pro I make it to the logon screen and enter my password then I ge the message that i am low on virtual memory right click on my computer to increase the size but the system if I click ok to the message it takes me back to the logon screen but if I wait for the system to finish logging on it goes nowhere. I have tried to boot in safe mode but receive the same message any suggestions appreciated.
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Paging File not big enough
- Thread starter angels1
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I too had this problem that started after using ghost to migrate to a larger drive. The upgrade worked until the original drive was removed and the problem as reported by angels1 appeared. I finally traced the problem to the fact that while ghost moved the partition data correctly it left the drives as:
Master: (E
and (F Replacement Drive
Slave: (C and (D Original Drive
Yep my pagefile was now on the drive that was to be removed.
The final solution I used was:
1) Boot up with both drives connected
2) Rename Drives so that Master E: and D:
3) Move pagefile to (D and set permission,
4) Powered down removed slave drive (Oroginal)
5) Boot to a Win95 disk and fdisk with the /MBR option. (fix the assignments)
6) Restarted, logged on and moved pagefile back to C: etc.
Cured my problem.... Now have a single drive bootable system again.
The fault originated, I believe when I ghosted with the original as SLAVE and the replacement as MASTER. Usually I do this otherway around but wanted to save myself a step.
My thanks for the many others who posted various fixes for this topic. The permissions one was really helpful. I have save the entire thread as I am sure the points will be useful again one day.
Hope this helps some others who experience a similar circumstances.
Master: (E
and (F Replacement DriveSlave: (C
and (D Original DriveYep my pagefile was now on the drive that was to be removed.
The final solution I used was:
1) Boot up with both drives connected
2) Rename Drives so that Master E: and D:
3) Move pagefile to (D
and set permission,4) Powered down removed slave drive (Oroginal)
5) Boot to a Win95 disk and fdisk with the /MBR option. (fix the assignments)
6) Restarted, logged on and moved pagefile back to C: etc.
Cured my problem.... Now have a single drive bootable system again.
The fault originated, I believe when I ghosted with the original as SLAVE and the replacement as MASTER. Usually I do this otherway around but wanted to save myself a step.
My thanks for the many others who posted various fixes for this topic. The permissions one was really helpful. I have save the entire thread as I am sure the points will be useful again one day.
Hope this helps some others who experience a similar circumstances.
Internetor
IS-IT--Management
One problem area I found with MS Windows 2000; it can only address one system partition at a time. This means that the configuration in the disk cache file a.k.a. pagefile.sys looses settings because the system files are no longer on the C: drive.
In other words, do not slave and format another hard disk drive unless you have booted to a MS-DOS disk and in the FDISK menu select option 5 so that you can switch to the newly installed D: drive at the Change Current Fixed Disk Drive screen, here you will enter 2 for the D: drive, press Esc to return to FDISK Options and enter 4 to view the new current fixed drive that you will be booting to. Return to FDISK Options and select option 3 to delete existing partitions. Press Esc, and Press 1 to select the Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive option. Answer Yes to the maximum question for a primary dos partition and press enter. When this is finished, restart the computer and format the drive at a c: prompt: C:format d: /s (use the /s to transfer the system files).
In other words, do not slave and format another hard disk drive unless you have booted to a MS-DOS disk and in the FDISK menu select option 5 so that you can switch to the newly installed D: drive at the Change Current Fixed Disk Drive screen, here you will enter 2 for the D: drive, press Esc to return to FDISK Options and enter 4 to view the new current fixed drive that you will be booting to. Return to FDISK Options and select option 3 to delete existing partitions. Press Esc, and Press 1 to select the Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive option. Answer Yes to the maximum question for a primary dos partition and press enter. When this is finished, restart the computer and format the drive at a c: prompt: C:format d: /s (use the /s to transfer the system files).
heresahandle
Technical User
If adding System to the permissions of the drive with the pagefile helped everyone with this problem...
couldn't you just put the pagefile on D: and add system access to that drive INSTEAD of drive C:? Not BOTH...which would require the system to access more than one drive?
I was under the impression that moving your pagefile to a partition that DOESN'T have the boot sector will actually improve performance.
couldn't you just put the pagefile on D: and add system access to that drive INSTEAD of drive C:? Not BOTH...which would require the system to access more than one drive?
I was under the impression that moving your pagefile to a partition that DOESN'T have the boot sector will actually improve performance.
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