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More info?)
Wildbill:
I will try your suggestion. In the meantime, I moved up to 2 Gigs of RAM so
the system runs much better but I still get the "no pagefile" error on
startup.
I will let you know how I make out...
Regards,
Bald Eagle
"wildbill" wrote:
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> On the Intel site I checked my chipset using their utility, down loaded the
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> SP2 and xp repair started my little anventure into this realm.
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> > In Windows Explorer go to Tools > Folder Options > View tab > Uncheck Hide
> > Protected Operating System Files > click on Yes to warning message > Click
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> > If you look in C:\ you will see a file named Pagefile.
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> > To set the size of the pagefile go to System Properties > click on the
> > Advanced tab > click on the Settings button under Performance > click on the
> > Advanced tab > then click on the Change button.
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> > The paging file can be set to a custom size, system managed size or you can
> > have no paging file (not recommended). I've never tried it but I don't think
> > Windows would work too well without it, unless you had 1 GB of memory.
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> > Just remember to recheck Hide Protected Operating System Files box when you
> > are done looking around.
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> > "Bald Eagle" wrote:
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> > > I installed XP Pro over XP Home and the system will not create pagefile.sys.
> > > It is not in the root directory after Dir C:\ /a and cannot initiatie through
> > > Control Panel\System\Advanced... I notice lots of people have the same
> > > problem. Is there anything I can do short of a reinstall?
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> > > Bald Eagle