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Missing Pagefile.sys
User on WinXP Pro in a Domain. They are getting a 'vitual memory low' when running Excel. I looked at Task Mgr and the virtual memory used by Excel is no where near say...Lotus or Symantec.How can I recreate the pagefile. I set it to none, rebooted the system, then...
Tags: kaptandrews, memory, pagefile
Discussion threads 2007-02-07
ASR Disk backs up entire system
I'm trying to build an ASR Disk. I have a 2003 lab computer that windows explorer says is 5.44 GB of files. When I run the ASR wizard, it backs up 4.88 GB of almost every single file on the entire system. I had the same problems...
Tags: ASR Disk, ASR Wizard, multiplexed, windows, backup
Q&A 2006-09-04
Get the most out of Windows NT's paging file
The paging file is one of the most important files on the Windows NT system. If you feel like you're not making the most of this vital file, find out how to change its size and location, and get some best practices for choosing its placement. Also known as...
Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows, TechRepublic Staff, Performance management, paging, paging file, memory, Windows NT Newsletter, Performance, File, Pagefile.sys
Technical articles 2005-06-08

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Get more pagefile space in Windows 2000 Server
suggesting mutilple page on a disk?My XP has multiple pages files, one on each disk, built through the gui, with a PagingFiles key of "C:pagefile.sys 768 768 D:pagefile.sys 2048 2048". Is this just a way move page files from the root of each disk
Tags: software, windows, DWRandolph, disk, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, server
Discussion threads 2006-12-24
Windows all uptime (read here)
It always amazes me how little of their brain some people use. Like the ones trying to hit a fly with a big hammer. All posts should be trying to solve the "problem", not whine about it. Anyway, I didn't see a single post not saying I read them all...
Tags: %WinDir%, Microsoft Windows, Windoze
Discussion threads 2005-08-25
Delete a temporary page file to improve performance in Windows 2000 Professional
A crash when installing a Windows 2000 service pack or during a Windows 2000 setup can leave a temporary page file on your machine. Find out how to remove it before it affects performance. Failure during a Windows 2000 Setup or a Windows 2000 service pack installation can...
Tags: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Jim Boyce, Operating systems, performance, page file, Recovery Console, Windows 2000 Professional Tips Newsletter, File, Software
Technical articles 2006-07-10
How do I exclude in Norton Ghost?
I'm running Norton Ghost 9.0 under XP Home SP2. Is there a way to exclude files from the Ghost backup? Specifically, I'd like to exclude "hiberfil.sys" and "pagefile.sys".To the best of my knowledge, there is no way to do what you wish in Ghost.DaltonThe command is "-SKIP=filename."The full...
Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP, Ghost Backup, Norton Ghost
Q&A 2005-01-03
Get more pagefile space in Windows 2000 Server
Need a little more memory space for your Windows 2000 Server drive? Save your money for now and free up some space by adding pagefiles with this registry hack. If you desperately need more memory space for your Windows 2000 Server, you can buy more RAM—or add ...
Tags: Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Jim Boyce, server, Windows 2000 Server Tips Newsletter, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
Technical articles 2006-12-18
Page File
I'm running XP SP2, with 512 RAM, but 1GB pagefile, and I was wondering does anyone know of a way to force programs to run on the pagefile memory rather than the RAM?Im willing to tweak around alot if necessary...wellthe way xp is set up is to use pagefile instead...
Tags: Memory, donaliscool@...
Discussion threads 2007-06-08
Bootup Stalls on Windows Splash Screen
I am just rebuilding a P4 1.5G machine (Asus P4B mobo) with Windows XP Pro SP2.All was going well with the installation, but now the systems stalls at the blue WELCOME screen. CTRL/ALT/DEL allows it to continue to load, however, checking the Virtual memory settings under system properties/Advanced/Performance settings/Advanced...
Tags: Etoile, Intel Application Accelerator, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, MOBO CD, paging, windows
Q&A 2005-04-19
Delete a temporary page file to improve performance
A crash when installing a Windows 2000 service pack or during a Windows 2000 setup can leave a temporary page file on your machine. Find out how to remove it before it affects performance.Failure during a Windows 2000 setup or a Windows 2000 service pack installation can sometimes result in...
Tags: Operating systems, Jim Boyce, performance, Recovery Console, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, page file
Technical articles 2002-05-14
Micro-Sys Launcher (exe)
Micro-Sys Launcher is an easy-to-use personal shortcut manager to launch all kinds of files and programs. Drag-and-drop operations are supported; this means that when Micro-Sys Launcher is in Manage Items mode, it is possible to configure shortcuts by dragging files from e.g. Windows desktop and then dropping them into Micro-Sys...
Tags: Micro-Sys Launcher, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
Software downloads 2007-01-12
XP Slow Bootup
I'm running XP Home SP2 with 1GB RAM and dual core 1.6gHz processors.On startup, the system hangs at the Windows Splash Screen for nearly four minutes. Boot logging produced:Service Pack 2 9 9 2007 22:18:11.359Loaded driver WINDOWSsystem32ntkrnlpa.exeLoaded driver WINDOWSsystem32hal.dllLoaded driver WINDOWSsystem32KDCOM.DLLLoaded driver WINDOWSsystem32BOOTVID.dllLoaded driver ACPI.sysLoaded driver WINDOWSsystem32DRIVERSWMILIB.SYSLoaded driver...
Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Processors, trekki125@..., Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2 9 9 2007 22:18:11.359 Loaded
Discussion threads 2007-09-09
Norton Ghost - Pagefile.sys
Hi yall.Right now Im maintaining 20 units of PC running WXP Pro on Dell Optiplex GX260. Ive made a good copy of ghost image using Norton Ghost. After I apply the ghost image on a PC, the system cant load Windows. It says it cant start windows because
Tags: clone, ghost, image, Microsoft Windows, Norton Co., norton ghost, Obersturnbanfuhrer, pagefile, PC, windows, xp
Discussion threads 2006-10-26
Get the most out of Windows NT's paging file
Configuring Paging on a Terminal ServerAny thoughts, suggestions, guidelines for optimizing pagefile configuration on a terminal server?Terminal server is just a remote connection to a server. You should follow these same guides but on the server. The page file is for the servers memory not for each session and individual...
Tags: configuration, disk, hard drive, hardware, kevin@..., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows Terminal Server, operating system, pagefile, paging, server, terminal server, windows
Discussion threads 2005-06-09
Perfmon
I have NT 4.0 Citrix running on my network. Due to Client's Complain(App. Slow) I am running perfmon Counters like %Process time, Page Fault/Sec, Page/Sec, Pagefile % usage and Pagefile % usage peak. I would like to know what is the maximum thershold for these counters? Any Idea? Please let...
Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Pagefile
Q&A 2006-06-13
HiSerial.sys Serial Port Driver (EXE)
HiSerial.sys Serial Port Driver is a replacment for Microsoft's Serial.sys serial port driver. HiSerial.sys does enable high speed serial communication up to 921600 baud on both serial ports. The possibility of speeds higher than 115200 baud depends on the computers chipset. Version 1.5 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug...
Tags: Baud, Serial Port, HiSerial.sys Serial Port Driver
Software downloads 2006-07-17
Swapfile size and location
Hello,I am having trouble finding out the right pagefile size and location. I have read this thread: http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-10879_11-5728295.html?tag=search as well as many other articles about the pagefile including Microsofts article about it.Now I am currently working on a Windows 2000 Pro machine with 196 MB of RAM and 1 HDD...
Tags: Jonny2x4, pagefile, RAM, windows
Q&A 2005-08-16
Access RAM above 1GB under Windows XP Pro
I have an engineering application that requires memory more than 1GB (1.5GB to be exact) to make it run. It always gives error message when trying to use the memory although my workstation has 2GB of RAM installed. I am curious if there is a way to access RAM above...
Tags: Advanced Tab, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, pagefile, RadjabRi@..., RAM, windows
Q&A 2005-02-22
Delete a temporary page file to improve performance in Windows 2000 Professional
The article is pretty good forthe novice user to fix this type of problem. Though it would have been nice to have a little more explanation of circumstances that create these files and different ways to correct it.OS tempfiles are only one kind that can drive you crazy. I get...
Tags: DELETE, temporary files, windows, crashes, pagefile, j.lupo@..., hardware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, performance
Discussion threads 2006-07-10
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