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Wuz up with my Virtual Memory settings

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by njanear

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What's up with my virtual memory?!
I keep getting low or no virtual memory errors on my 2000 Pro laptop (96MB RAM/4GB HD). My settings are the same as 2 other identical laptops that we installed 2000 on (188/288) but mine keeps indicating that there is only 20MB set for the paging file, no matter what I set it to. Thus I constantly get low virtual memory errors and slow performance. I installed SP2 but that wasn't the fix. I searched all over TechNet to no avail as well as TechRepublic.Any ideas?

~n

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by tevans

If windows has control of your VM you may need to get rid of some of the files you don`t use.This should stop the the message

by njanear

The other laptops don't have the problem, same programs installed on all three. Less than 1/2 the capacity used.

by mmcdade

I had the exact same problem once: I was trying to manually manipulate my VM settings in WIN2K Pro at home, and it kept showing up only as 20MB for the paging file. This all occurred because I was expirimenting with system permissions (e.g., "Everyone", "Administrator", "System")
I switched the settings in "System" (or maybe I removed permissions for "System" altogether?), but that is what caused the problem. I think "System" must be configured with all permissions for you to be able to changethe VM (and check to see that you're logged on as Administrator).

I know that I've seen an article at either Technet or MS Support, and I searched for it before posting but, like you, with no luck. Sorry I couldn't be of more help, but since I can't find that article, I'm going by memory. But that was what happened, and resetting the correct permissions is what I did to fix the problem.

Best of luck!

- Mark

by njanear

I was certain that's what the problem was, System wasn't included in the Users for the "C" drive, possibly rebooting it will fix it after I set the permissions. More to come...

by mmcdade

Glad I could be of help. I know there's an article out there about it, but I couldn't find it, so I had to go by memory. Anyway, happy I could of some help fix the problem.

- Mark

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