Can't copy pagefile.sys
ddavid
I recently purchased a larger hard drive to copy my Windows XP install onto;
my old one's getting a little short on space. I made the larger drive a
slave to my primary drive, formated it and tried to copy all my files from
one to the other.
Copy seemed to be going well until it ran into the pagefile.sys file at
which point it said "unable to copy, access is denied" and quit copying. I
went into the command prompt and used the old DOS attrib command to remove
the "system", "read only" and "hide" attributes, but it again said "access
is denied".
Right clicking on "my computer" I chose "properites" and selected the
"advanced" tab, then clicked the "performance" button. I selected "no page
file", clicked "ok" and rebooted. Tried copying files again and ran into the
same problem.
Would appreciate any help with this. Thanks.
Dan
Sophie
"ddavid" <dda...@cronin-co.com> wrote in message
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Windows will recreate it
Tumbleweed
I dont believe that will work, or not if you want to boot from it. You need
something like norton ghost or drive image.
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JBM
You don't need to copy pagefile.sys XP will create a new
page file on your new drive.
ddavid
time I get to that point. I can't seem to get by it. I tried deleting,
renaming, taking off the attributes, but all I get is "access denied". I
think I'll probably have to go with the drive imaging or copying software
mentioned in the later posts.
Thanks to all for your help.
Dan
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ddavid
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Ken L.
worry about moving it windows will remake it and it is best to leave it
alone
and because it is a system file like that you won't be able to move it
Tumbleweed
> Thanks, Sophie. I don't really want to copy pagefile, but it stops every
> time I get to that point. I can't seem to get by it. I tried deleting,
> renaming, taking off the attributes, but all I get is "access denied". I
> think I'll probably have to go with the drive imaging or copying software
> mentioned in the later posts.
>
> Thanks to all for your help.
>
>
> Dan
>
EVen if you could get past that its my understamding there are other hidden
files and attributes that mean it wont work. If this wasnt the case, there
wouldnt be a market for drive imaging software I suppose :-)
Ken Blake, MVP
ddavid <dda...@cronin-co.com> typed:
> I recently purchased a larger hard drive to copy my Windows XP
> install onto; my old one's getting a little short on space. I
made
> the larger drive a slave to my primary drive, formated it and
tried
> to copy all my files from one to the other.
>
> Copy seemed to be going well until it ran into the pagefile.sys
file
> at which point it said "unable to copy, access is denied" and
quit
> copying. I went into the command prompt and used the old DOS
attrib
> command to remove the "system", "read only" and "hide"
attributes,
> but it again said "access is denied".
Pagefile.sys is the least of your problems. You can't copy a
Windows installation that way. You need special software designed
to do this, such as Ghost or DriveImage.
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Frank
thier utility for transfering your XP image from one
drive to the new one. Just about every manufacture has a
utility to do it.
>
Steve Nielsen
backup/restore or disk imaging software. If they did it would put a lot
of companies that do out of business.
Steve
Ron Martell
>I doubt it. Never seen any drive manufacturer privide free
>backup/restore or disk imaging software. If they did it would put a lot
>of companies that do out of business.
>
Check again. They are available, but they are written so as to
require that at least one of the drives involved in the copy must be
from that manufacturer.
Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Tumbleweed
"Steve Nielsen" <steve_...@nospam.nowhere.net> wrote in message
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> I doubt it. Never seen any drive manufacturer privide free
> backup/restore or disk imaging software. If they did it would put a lot
> of companies that do out of business.
>
> Steve
>
yes, the best you'll get is that sometimes you'll get a restricted use
version of such an app with a new disk drive...but that seems to be les
common these days, no doubt because even at a few dollars per drive, its an
increased cost compared to someone else selling apparently the same disk
drive without it (and you may not realise one has it and one doesn't). Also
you may not need or want it anyway so why pay extra?
Steve Nielsen
backup software offered from either company that I could find. At least
not obviously so. If you have specific info to the contrary I would
definitely be interested.
Thanks,
Steve
Malke
> I did check both Seagate and Maxtor sites. Nowhere is there any free
> backup software offered from either company that I could find. At
> least not obviously so. If you have specific info to the contrary I
> would definitely be interested.
>
> Thanks,
>
If you are talking about the utility that will copy your old hard drive
to your new hard drive:
Maxtor: You want the MaxBlast3 software. PowerMax is the diagnostic
utility.
http://www.maxtor.com/en/support/downloads/maxblast3.htm
Seagate:
http://www.seagate.com/support/disc/drivers/discwiz.html
Malke
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Steve Nielsen
just didn't realize it had that utility as I've never used it.
I sit corrected,
Steve