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Windows 2000 pro Paging file error

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by aratheff

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I am having trouble loggng in to windows 2000 pro. When I login I get the error that my page file is not big enough or does not exist. Then it kicks me back out to the login screen. I have tried to login in safe mode and still just get the login screen. the drive in 20 Gb with maybe 3Gb taken up so there is enough room. I appreacite any help anyone can offer.

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by jwilczyn

Recommended min paging file size is 1.5 times the amount of RAM installed, max 2.5 times the amount of RAM installed.To optimize perfomance of the paging file, move the paging file from the boot partition to a different phisical disk. Set min size of the paging file eg. 192MB same as max size to 192MB. Why? The paging file starts at a certain size and is configured to expand as memory needs increase. Evry time the paging file expands, it takes system resources to resize the file. I think your paging file is too small.

by ntoz

This can also happen if you have changed permissions and not allowed system access rights to the partition where the pagefile lives. Since it cant build the pagefile, it creates an emergency pagefile in the systemroot directory of about 20 megabytesand would result in the same issues your talking about.

Pete

by ntoz

If you cannot login to correct the pagefile, you might load the recovery console from the install CD and use it to correct the permissions if this is your issue. You might also have a corrupt regisitry that you can correct through the repair process.

Pete

by ntoz

BTW, dont go restoring your whole registry, I would look at HKEY_Local_Machine

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