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Run WindowsXP. Message low on virtual memory. no paging file.
Give me an solution? Thanks

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by rboggio1

One of two things has happened.
a. You do not have a paging file.
b. Your paging file is to small.

Not knowing how your system is set up the best thing to do is read the artical found here http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315270 that is Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 315270. It explains exactly how to correct this problem. There is also a link to performance tuning that file on that page so you can determine the correct values to put in the feilds that need to bechanged. I would be happy to write it out for you but there are too many variable as to your machine setup and not enough space to write.

by csmith

RAM is cheap now adays.
Consider the hardware solution. Add more RAM.
Paging slows down the PC because the Hard Drive is so much slower than RAM, plus more RAM allows more VCACHE, and this helps speed up the PC and delays the day of purchasing a new one.
Regards, Chris

by wcp

Can you log on to Windows in Normal or even Safe Mode?
If you cannot, you need to rewite the Master Boot Record (MBR).
You have to boot with a Widows 98 Startup disk and enter the following command from A:>.
FDISK/MBR

Oddly, FIXMBR from the Recovery Console will not work.

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