Swap file problems

[Pog]

After a crash during upgrading to latest service pack (XP
Pro Swedish) on my Dell laptop, the system wouldn't start
but ended up with a blue screen.
I did a repair install from the original CD, and after
that it will go forther in the boot process, but stops
with a notice flashing by about "Not enough virtual memory
or swap file quota".

I then started up with the recovery console, and managed
to delete the swap file, believing that XP should set up a
new correct one. Well, it didn't. So, here I am, with a
laptop that constantly reboots.

Any idea anyone? Please? I MUST get hold of the info on
the PC!!

[null]

Pog wrote:
> After a crash during upgrading to latest service pack (XP
> Pro Swedish) on my Dell laptop, the system wouldn't start
> but ended up with a blue screen.
> I did a repair install from the original CD, and after
> that it will go forther in the boot process, but stops
> with a notice flashing by about "Not enough virtual memory
> or swap file quota".
>
> I then started up with the recovery console, and managed
> to delete the swap file, believing that XP should set up a
> new correct one. Well, it didn't. So, here I am, with a
> laptop that constantly reboots.
>
> Any idea anyone? Please? I MUST get hold of the info on
> the PC!!

Does this help?

http://www.winxpnews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=030121CO-PagingFile

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[Pog]

>-----Original Message-----
>Pog wrote:
>> After a crash during upgrading to latest service pack
(XP
>> Pro Swedish) on my Dell laptop, the system wouldn't
start
>> but ended up with a blue screen.
>> I did a repair install from the original CD, and after
>> that it will go forther in the boot process, but stops
>> with a notice flashing by about "Not enough virtual
memory
>> or swap file quota".
>>
>> I then started up with the recovery console, and
managed
>> to delete the swap file, believing that XP should set
up a
>> new correct one. Well, it didn't. So, here I am, with a
>> laptop that constantly reboots.
>>
>> Any idea anyone? Please? I MUST get hold of the info on
>> the PC!!
>
>Does this help?
>
>http://www.winxpnews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=030121CO-PagingFile
>
Thanks, but unfortunately not... since Windows reboots
before it has started. It's a catch 22 situation... Any
idea on how to get past this, by getting Windows to
disregard from the swap file?

[Ron Martell]

"Pog" > wrote:

>After a crash during upgrading to latest service pack (XP
>Pro Swedish) on my Dell laptop, the system wouldn't start
>but ended up with a blue screen.
>I did a repair install from the original CD, and after
>that it will go forther in the boot process, but stops
>with a notice flashing by about "Not enough virtual memory
>or swap file quota".
>
>I then started up with the recovery console, and managed
>to delete the swap file, believing that XP should set up a
>new correct one. Well, it didn't. So, here I am, with a
>laptop that constantly reboots.
>
>Any idea anyone? Please? I MUST get hold of the info on
>the PC!!

Can you boot it into Safe Mode?

You can change the virtual memory settings from there.

Good luck


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