How to Delete the Pagefile.sys File in Recovery Console

Article ID: 255205 - View products that this article applies to.
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SYMPTOMS

When you boot into Recovery Console and try to delete the Pagefile.sys file, the file is not present. A directory listing does not show the Pagefile.sys on the root of the boot folder (the drive containing the %SystemRoot% folder).
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CAUSE

This behavior occurs because the Pagefile.sys file is not accessible when you are in Recovery Console.
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RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, copy another file to the Pagefile.sys file. After you copy a file to Pagefile.sys, the Pagefile.sys file is displayed and can then be deleted. To do this, use the following steps:
  1. Boot into Recovery Console.
  2. Because you boot into the %SystemRoot% folder (most commonly the C:\Winnt folder), type the following command:
    cd \
  3. Type the following command to overwrite the existing Pagefile.sys file with Boot.ini:
    copy c:\boot.ini pagefile.sys
  4. Type the following command:
    del pagefile.sys
  5. After you copy Boot.ini over to Pagefile.sys, Pagefile.sys appears in the directory listing.
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
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Properties

Article ID: 255205 - Last Review: February 28, 2007 - Revision: 3.4
APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
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