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I am trying to learn and it was a simple question to begin with - did not require RC or anything else if you guy's actually read the responses you would see that the system corrects after second boot - I wanted to know why it takes two boots . As for being civil - if you offer advice you should at least be accurate and offer advice on the question asked . I do realize there are a lot of variables out there but if you split your page file over 2 drives(wich is recomended in alot of instances) why does the system not read both on first reboot (but corrects this on second boot) It is not a critical issue , if you don't know the answer don't start in about RC etc .
"Mike" wrote:
> Don
>
> If you really are a new user, stick to new user tasks and leave alone
> anything that suggests 'advanced'.. when changing user configurables, if
> they do not change as suggested, maybe you are doing something wrong.. even
> if you were, I think that you would be the last to admit to it, maybe..
>
> From another post of yours ".. have read a lot on the help pages etc. and
> have configured it to recommended settings ." .. I would suggest that you
> continue to read help pages as you seem unable to be civil with anybody that
> tries to help you..
>
> Mike
>
> "Don" <Don@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:561355E3-5144-469E-8806-62B1872BFCBC@microsoft.com...
> > I am glad you are a competent computer person ( at what point exactly did
> anybody mention using MMC to configure the page file) I use the system
> applet just like you but unlike you I cannot set min and max to the same
> value as it will not be accepted . By the way 2gigs is 2048 not 2000 .
> > Thank you
> >
> > "*Vanguard*" wrote:
> >
> > > "Don" <Don@discussions.microsoft.com>
> > > wrote in news:1297A8F6-FDA7-4F30-9AE4-6B80AFCB2C5F@microsoft.com:
> > > > Thank you for the info. on Recovery Console - as it says it is for
> > > > advanced users and if the computer cannot be started in safe mode(as
> > > > niether of these apply it is totaly useless) incase you didn't notice
> > > > this is the new users group (not the tech group)why not just tell me
> > > > to go into regedit and start deleting items ?
> > >
> > > "newusers" does not dictate "no initiative, no persistence, and no
> > > learning". Also, new to Windows XP does NOT also dictate that you are
> > > new to NT-based versions of Windows. I used Windows NT4 for a few
> > > years, then used Windows 2000 for several years, and just migrated to
> > > Windows XP this January, so I was "new" to Windows XP but not
> > > unexperienced regarding NT-based versions of Windows. "newuser" doesn't
> > > necessarily equate to stupid or inexperienced user but merely means new
> > > to the topic suggested by the newsgroup title. If my suggestions are
> > > beyond your level of expertise and you do not wish to enlarge your
> > > expertise then just leave the system as it is because you do currently
> > > have a usable workaround. Not all problems have super simplistic
> > > solutions. If I know of a command-line or GUI program to make registry
> > > changes then I will usually recommend using those since editing the
> > > registry directly is hazardous even for seasoned users because changes
> > > are immediately and there is no undo and sometimes even I forget to
> > > backup the registry or a key before making what might appear to be a
> > > simple change.
> > >
> > > The only way I can be absolutely sure that defrag.exe would be allowed
> > > or blocked under RC mode would be to reboot and actually check. That
> > > means I would have to reboot to enter RC mode to test. That is
> > > something I don't need to waste my time on since you can do that effort
> > > yourself. If it fails then it fails (don't expect every suggestion to
> > > pan out) but if it works then I don't need to duplicate the same task
> > > you would perform, anyway. There are way too many more posts to read
> > > other than yours for me to waste rebooting to test. It was a
> > > suggestion. You decide whether to act on it or not. You chose not to.
> > >
> > > As to your other reply where you said "... - as for setting both min and
> > > max to the same value good luck (try it you will see)", I've been
> > > setting min=max for virtual memory (i.e., the pagefile) for years ever
> > > since using Windows 2000 (but it has been too long to remember what
> > > settings were available under Windows NT4). In Windows XP, make sure
> > > you click the "Custom" radio checkbox so YOUR settings gets used, and
> > > click the Apply button *before* exiting that dialog (so you see your
> > > entered values show up in the partition list at the top of the dialog
> > > window).
> > >
> > >
http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBF/TIP2700/rh2733.htm might apply to your
> > > problem. I have not before heard of this particular problem and no one
> > > else has yet chimed into the thread to provide other suggestions. I've
> > > never used the MMC to change the pagefile size but instead have always
> > > used the System applet to configure it.
> > >
> > > You are under no obligation to implement my suggestions but also be
> > > aware that anything discussed within newsgroups is at your own risk in
> > > implementing them. This is peer community of users volunteering their
> > > time to help others. It is not Microsoft providing you with free
> > > technical support.
> > >
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