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Re: Virus Problem
From: "lsi" <stuart () cyberdelix net>
Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 21:36:20 +0100
1) Error message coming after login - "No Paging file found or paging file too small"
To quote from the M$ KB article here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsof t.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q249/3/21.ASP&NoWebContent=1 Unable to Log on if the Boot Partition Drive Letter Has Changed SYMPTOMS After you try to log on to your Windows 2000-based computer by using a valid user name and password, the Loading your personal settings dialog box is displayed, followed by the Saving your settings dialog box. However, the desktop does not appear, and the Welcome to Windows logon screen is displayed again. NOTE: If the paging file is located on the system or boot partition, you may also receive the following warning message before returning to the "Welcome to Windows" logon screen: [Limited Virtual Memory] Your system has no paging file, or the paging file is too small. CAUSE This problem can occur if your Windows 2000 boot partition drive letter does not match the drive letter assigned during the initial Windows 2000 Setup. Windows 2000 maintains a record of drive letters in a registry based database and re-assigns drive letters based on Globally Unique Identifiers (GUID) recorded for each volume. Should the volume GUID change or be duplicated (by hard drive cloning software), the original drive letter may not be re-assigned to the boot volume. This may also occur if you break a system/boot mirror, and then attempt to boot to the old shadow drive if the original primary drive is missing or inaccessible. This is because the volume GUID for the shadow drive is different than that of the original primary drive and does not get the same drive letter assigned. RESOLUTION ... [continues at length] ... 5. With only the system/boot drive in the system, or powered on, boot to a DOS or Windows 9X Start-up diskette that contains fdisk.exe and run the following command: FDISK /MBR This re-writes the Master Boot Record and erase the disk signature associated with volume GUID. Windows 2000 should assign default drive letters and allow you logon. Click the article number below for more information about FDISK: 69013 FDISK /MBR Rewrites the Master Boot Record --- Stuart Udall stuart at () cyberdelix dot net - http://www.cyberdelix.net/ --- * Origin: lsi: revolution through evolution (192.168.0.2) _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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