why isn't windows letting me set a page file???

mbentley · Jul 28, 2003

hmm... i have been working on my friend brett's computer and i haven't been able to figure this one out... when windows starts, it gives you that there is no page file message and i know that i have set one... i set it, restart windows and then it still doesn't recognize that there is one... i have tried to manually set it and let windows do it, but it never works... i am guessing that the registry is corrupt somehow... i would like to try to be able to save him from having to reinstall windows, but if i have to, i will... any ideas on what could be wrong?

Turd Furguson · Jul 28, 2003

A lot of times the pagefile will get corrupt. I suggest you manually delete it, then restart. That should fix your issue. Then set the size you desire.

mbentley · Jul 28, 2003

Turd Furguson said:
A lot of times the pagefile will get corrupt. I suggest you manually delete it, then restart. That should fix your issue. Then set the size you desire.

i don't remember seeing a page file on his hard drive... hmm...

oh yeah, i just thought of something... he prolly has all the system files and stuff hidden... i will have to try that when i go over next to try to fix it...

Turd Furguson · Jul 28, 2003

Its a hidden file alright. I think you can only delete it under Safe Mode though.

Good Luck.

allen337 · Jul 30, 2003

try disabling it all togather and reboot, then try setting it again, your not getting it set right if it dont automatically ask you to reboot. ALLEN

mbentley · Jul 30, 2003

yeah, i tried that one... still didn't work. thanks for the suggestion though allen... i am unable to change it at all... it's quite odd...

i still haven't been able to go to my friend brett's house since i started this thread so i still haven't done anything as of yet...

at this point, i told him that a fresh install would work better

he is getting a bsod at shutdown anyway and it will just restart his computer when it wants it off

his brother built the computer and his brother doesn't know as much as he thinks he does...

engjohn · Jul 30, 2003

if it is an intel system you can try updating the .inf files and the intel application accelerator. That has been known to fix the issue on intel based systems.
Get the drivers off intel's web site

mbentley · Jul 30, 2003

engjohn said:
if it is an intel system you can try updating the .inf files and the intel application accelerator. That has been known to fix the issue on intel based systems.
Get the drivers off intel's web site

interesting... never thought of that... and yes, this is an intel based p4 system... i will try that before anything else...

Rrm688 · Jul 31, 2003

pagefile issue

Hey I had this issue on a box recently. M$ knowledge base articles 242477,25191. There are links for XP also...

UH soybeans......

New pic same great smile!

mbentley · Jul 31, 2003

hehe i finally got some pictures of my girlfriend with a little help from some of her friends

looks like i will be trying the intel application accelerator and the drivers for his motherboard...

Rrm688 · Jul 31, 2003

good luck

Sounds like a good idea?

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