Windows won't hold pagefile location

[Andrew E.]

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winxppro/proddocs/dm_raid5.asp
>-----Original Message-----
>I have WinXP Professional, a 40G drive on "C:", an 80G
>drive on "D:", and four 40G drives in a "Striped RAID"
>using Windows XP Dynamic Disk for drive "E:". The drives
>are on a "Promise Ultra 133TX2" ATA controller.
>
>When I put my pagefile on the RAID volume, I have no
>problem until I reboot. Windows leaves the "pagefile.sys"
>file on the RAID volume but stops using it. It will
>create a pagefile on "C:" of the recommended default size
>and use that instead. It will even do this if I
>explicitly set "No Paging File" for drive "C:". What's
>more, the system still reports that the drive location
>and size is on "E:", my striped volume. The registry
>even reports the same info.
>
>Windows lets me put the pagefile on my "D:" drive, which
>is a "Basic Disk", without a hitch. I just recently did
>a clean install of my system on all new hard drives, and
>I have run every driver and system update available. I
>also had my previous system configured with the pagefile
>on my striped volume, and I had no problems that I was
>aware of.
>
>I have run error-checking (with "scan for bad sectors"
>enabled), and there are no errors on the drive. I
>deleted and re-created my partitions and reformatted...
>no help.
>
>Anyone have a clue about this one? I'd really appreciate
>it!
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Mike
>.
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