Removing Everyone On Root Dir. Leaves Limited Virtual Memory

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This article was previously published under Q130016

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SYMPTOMS

If you remove the Everyone group from the root directory permissions of a Windows NT file system (NTFS) formatted partition that contains the PAGEFILE.SYS file, the following error message appears when you log on:

Limited Virtual Memory
Your system is running without a properly sized paging file.
Please use the virtual memory option of the System applet in the
Control Panel to create a paging file, or to increase the initial
size of your paging file.

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RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, add the Everyone group with Full Control permission to the NTFS partition that contains the PAGEFILE.SYS file.

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MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft does not recommend removing the Everyone group from the root directory permissions of a Windows NT file system (NTFS) formatted partition. By default, the root directory of a drive is an administrative share in Windows NT. Therefore, it is not necessary to remove the Everyone group from the root directory to increase security or prevent certain users on a network to gain access to your root directory.

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