"Your System Has No Paging File, or the Paging File Is Too Small" Error Message After Windows XP Upgrade

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SYMPTOMS

When you start your computer after you upgrade to Windows XP, the performance may be slow and you may receive an error message similar to the following:

Limited Virtual Memory.
Your system has no paging file, or the paging file is too small.

To fix this problem, go to System in Control Panel, click the Advanced tab, and under Performance, click Settings. On the Advanced tab, click Change. Click Custom size, and then type an initial or maximum page file size.

You may receive this error message even after you configure the paging file size through the System tool in Control Panel.

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CAUSE

This issue may occur with certain Intel chipsets -- for example, the Intel D845WN motherboard or the Intel 815 graphics chipset.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, download and then install the Intel Application Accelerator (IAA) for Windows XP. For more information about how to do this, contact Intel or browse to the following Intel Web site:

http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/iaa (http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/iaa/)

For more information about the Intel D845WN motherboard, browse to the following Intel Web site:

http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/d845wn/sb/cs-008943.htm (http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/d845wn/sb/cs-008943.htm)

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MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to configure the paging file in Windows XP, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

308417 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308417/EN-US/ ) HOW TO: Set Performance Options in Windows XP

307886 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307886/EN-US/ ) HOW TO: Move the Paging File in Windows XP

314482 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314482/EN-US/ ) How to Configure Paging Files for Optimization and Recovery in Windows XP

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