No paging file or paging file too small... 1

[mrlauri]

Ok, here is a wierd one. I have a Windows 2000 Professional workstation giving me the "No paging file or paging file too small" error when any user logs in. I have already tried

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;242447&Product=win2000

and

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;259151

and setting the values to zero.
This stupid error just keeps coming back. Any other ideas?

 

[2lOKI]

Why not delete paging file and reboot as 2k will create new one and perhaps corrupted file was the problem, eh?
Check goggle re: paging files for more hints/help.

 

[bcastner]

. When correcting page file issues, do so in Safe Mode

. The setting for Maximum Size of the page file is too low, or there is not enough disk space free to expand it to that size.

. The page file has become corrupt, possibly at a bad shutdown. In the Virtual Memory settings, set to “No page file,” then exit System Properties, shut down the machine, and reboot. Delete PAGEFILE.SYS (on each drive, if more than just C, set the page file up again and reboot to bring it into use.

. The page file has been put on a different drive without leaving a minimal amount on C:.

. There is trouble with third party software. In particular, if the message happens at shutdown, suspect a problem with Symantec’s Norton Live update, for which there is a fix. If the problem happens at boot and the machine has an Intel chipset, the message may be caused by an early version (before version 2.1) of Intel’s “Application Accelerator.” Uninstall this and then get an up-to-date version from Intel’s site.

. Possibly there is trouble with the drivers for IDE hard disks; in Device Manager, remove the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers (main controller) and reboot for Plug and Play to start over.

. With an NTFS file system, the permissions for the page file’s drive’s root directory must give “Full Control” to SYSTEM. If not, there is likely to be a message at boot that the system is “unable to create a page file.”

 

[SRotblat]

the very last item that bcastner metioned is exactly what fixed this same problem for me just in the last week. some how after doing some Windows Updates the C: drive lost the system access rights.