Upgrade / Virtual Memory Service Can't Start
Nov 16, 2009
I am trying to upgrade my son's laptop from Vista to Windows 7. My son's computer is a Toshiba Qosmio and I ran the Toshiba Upgrade Tool with no problems. The problem I have now is that the virtual memory service is not starting so when I start the install of windows 7, I get the error "windows could not retrieve information about disks on this computer". I tried to manually start the service and get the error "service failed to start".
If I put it on automatic, it just stays on "starting". Obviously, this is not allowing windows 7 to see my disks. Disk management does not show my disks due to virtual memory service not being able to start. The computer is ready for the upgrade, just can't get passed this problem. I don't want to use the recovery disks if I can help it.
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Oct 6, 2011
I have a Dell XPS M1730 with Windows 7 Ultimate and it was doing an iTunes update and the lid got closed during the update process. Now when I start the computer up it says "the user profile service service failed the login, user profile cannot be loaded". The computer starts up in safe mode and won't let me do a system restore because it says it is shut off.When I look at User Profiles in Windows 7, it states that the users profile is as backup and the default profile is the local profile. How can I fix my computer to get my user profile back up and working?
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Nov 26, 2012
I have been trying to install windows 7 but when I select the partition to install it says something like that "it has current MBR partition table ..on EFI systems windows can only be installed on GPT"While following the above instructions and using "OPTION 2" I get this error when I type "convert gpt" "Virtual disk service error"
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Oct 14, 2012
Virtual Disk Service often stops working in my notebook HP G60 125NR.the dependencies PLUG-N-PLAY and REMOTE PROCEDURE CALL are running.Without VDS, my Notebook does not recognize many USB devices and USB HArd Disk.HOW TO ENSURE THAT VDS DOES NOT STOP? Or. HOW TO RESTRART IT?
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Jan 25, 2012
No error message, just endless stall. Virtual Disk Service is on. Have no idea what problem is or what to do.
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Jul 23, 2009
I'm running Windows 7 RTM 64bit.
I have 2*1GB DDR2 667MHz of RAM, and was wondering what should be the PF for me? Reading TweakGuides' Vista guide it says if you have 2 GB of RAM you should use Custom Size of 1024-1024 (min-max) MB.
Windows 7 should basically use the same architecture (kernel model) than Vista, so it should'nt be that different?
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Jun 13, 2011
Is it safe to have 0 megabytes of virtual memory? I have 8 GB of DDR2 and i don't see why i would need virtual memory. Plus i need to save some disc space
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Aug 23, 2011
Can anyone please let me know how the one may read files from virtual memory(pagefile.sys)?Is there a software to read all files from this file in human readable form?
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Dec 8, 2009
just purchased a cpu with windows 7. Wanted to increase virtual memory but didn't know how much I should increase it by. I have 8GB of ram and all that is allocated in virtual memory is 8183MB. I can increase it to 880,474MB didn't know how much I should increase it to? Any suggestions?
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May 8, 2009
I've been using Windows 7 now since 6th of May, and love it! I haven't had any troubles except 2, but this topic is meant for only one.
I remembered an application called Everest, it lists all of your hardware and information about it, OS and stuff, really nice. It also has tab for sensors, where you can monitor temperature.
When i was looking around in Everest, I found out somehow 7gigs. of virtual memory is available, and most of the time somewhere around 2gig. is being used. That was kind of weird, because I have 4 gigs of RAM, and most of the time only 25% is used of it. So, why would Windows prefer use of the virtual memory over the use of physical memory? I found out virtual memory could be managed in "advanced system settings". because 2.5 gigs of virtual memory was used most of the time, I thought: why not just completely disable paging file.
So it's: computer --> right click properties --> advanced system settings --> advanced tab --> performance --> settings --> virtual memory --> change.
So finally comes the problem, I have successfully disabled the paging file, and it says "total paging size for all drives: 0 mb". But when I go to Everest, it still says I have 7 gigs of Virtual Memory available, and it uses 2 gigs. I want to make full use of my physical memory!
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Feb 16, 2011
FYI: whenever I download games, applications and multimedia, I store it or install it in D: leaving C: with enough space as much as possible thinking that it's good if C: is not loaded with programs and files since OS is stored there.
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Mar 21, 2011
What should my virtual memory settings be for best performance?
Dell Inspiron 1545
2.3 ghz
2 gb ram
64 bit
When I go to the virtual settings it sais "minimum 16 mb, recommended 3012 mb, currently allocated 2008 mb" Right now it is System Managed Size
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Jun 22, 2011
I am looking to eliminate Virtual Memory. I have 8 gigs of ram and I want to force as much as possible to run from my ram as opposed to virtual memory.
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Aug 30, 2011
What is the difference between virtual memory vs installed Ram? I have win7 pro , Gateway 5800 @ 3.20 GHZ , dual-core x64 system with GB ram installed. My sys specs says that I have 9GB of virtual memory available.My system seemed slow , so I checked the Memory alloted for my paging file and it said 512k! It recommended MB? So I set the Minimum at MB and the max at MB. It did not seem to make a major difference though. Should I reset it to below the 6GB total Ram or is that a separate issue? I use the computer mostly for video & web commenting but will be doing more offline gaming soon.
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Aug 6, 2012
do you know how to set virtual machine memory in windows7? I run virtual machine software and it tells me that i use more than 50% of computer memory to the virtual machine.
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Jan 1, 2010
i have a problem with my laptop...
i just upgraded from vista 64 bit home prenium to windows 7 ultimate 64 bit built 7057.
after the upgrade my virtual video memory went to 0 MB
my aptop has Intel graphics Media accelerator 4500MHD with uo to 1759MB
.. when i used vista the adapter information was like these:
Total Avaible Graphics Memory : 1759 MB
Dedicated Video Memory: 64 MB
System Video Memory : 64 MB
Shared Video Memory : 1631 MB
and now with windows 7 the adapter information is like these:
Total Avaible Graphics Memory : 1695 MB
Dedicated Video Memory: 64 MB
System Video Memory : 0 MB
Shared Video Memory : 1631 MB
do u have any idea how to restore system vedeo memory back to 64 MB .
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Sep 29, 2012
I have a computer with 6 gig memory in Win 7. I have 2 HDs. I have been reading about the Page File/Virtual Memory for years. It includes everything from none for 6 gig memory, 1 to 2 times regular memory, place in separate partition, place4 on 2nd HD
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Apr 21, 2011
I'm interested in using a Virtual Memory program so I can try applications such as Windows Home Server and perhaps Windows Server 2003. I've been looking at a program called Windows Virtual PC. It looks like it has two components - Windows XP mode and Windows Virtual PC. Which of the two programs I would use.
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Jul 27, 2011
have a problem of setting the virtual memory, i dont know should i turn it off or leave it as it is or set it to recommended, a friend of mine said i should make the initial size half the recommended, and the maximum size = the recommended which is 6118 MB, i run HL2 games perfectly and so as Counter strike source and Team fortress 2, but i experience a mouse lag when i activate the Vsync, now, as for assassin's creed , i have the recommended to run assassins creed on the best of graphics, but in the gameplay, the fps drops to 55 in crowded areas, and it does that in many other games, so i am PISSED, I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO, can some one please help me? What is the recommended size for the Virtual memory for a 4GB ram?
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Dec 21, 2012
i want to set virtual memory for window 7 but could not get minimum level and maxmum level for my application to run on 4GB RAM on window 7
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Oct 5, 2012
what is maximum size of virtual memory if i have 2 GB RAM in my system having Windows7 OS?
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Jan 13, 2009
As you can see the drives list is blank, and I cannot change the location and size of pagefile!
Does anyone have the same problem or have some tips to solve this?
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Jan 5, 2012
I have a videoediting software that I am runing on 32 bit Windows 7 with 4 Gb RAM, the company that makes the software suggests to set the Virtual Memory/PageFile Size to double the RAM amount.I looked and mine is set to auto, I have many drives and all say none and are grayed out under paging file size for each drive. Which drive should I double the paging file ? the drive the software is installed on ? what about all my other drives, once I take it off auto they will not be managed. Should I set them all to double the RAM and if so how will it affect my system?
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May 24, 2011
i am getting error not enough memory when i launch excel in my virtual machine
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Oct 22, 2012
I'm using window's virtual pc in xp mode. I'm having a problem on the direct3d since it doesn't have any videocard installed. I'm planning to run a dual client of a game and it is legal in the game. How do i solve the error on direct3d problem.
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Oct 26, 2011
Our office has an old program that we still need to use when upgrading our PC's to Windows 7. The program will run fine if you start a windows virtual PC and install and run it. However, based on the needs of our office, I need to be able to run Windows XP mode and simply have an icon for our users to click to take them to the application.If I install the program in windows XP mode, and then add a shortcut to the file under all users/start menu, a shortcut is placed in the appropriate place on the windows 7 machine and I can copy that shortcut ot the desktop. The program runs fine until you restart the computer. Once you restart the computer and double click the link on the windows 7 desktop to the program running in windows XP mode, it says:
Cannot start virtual application. The application is blocked from running as a virtual application.
I read some other posts saying to put a new shortcut in the all users/start menu folder. This works, but only until our users restart their computer. The next time the computer is up, the problem happens again. This is not an acceptable solution to have to create a new shortcut for each workstation each time the computer is restarted.
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Oct 2, 2011
is there a way to force Windows 7 to unload/close/kill (last resort) applications from the virtual memory even if the gui & any icon disappeared from the desk-task bar, when i closed them ?
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Feb 28, 2012
I recently bought 2x1GB Ram Sticks for a Dell DimensionE510It has a Pentium4 2.80Gh Processorand factory 1 GB RAMIt's currently running Windows 7 x64hen I put the new RAM sticks in the system recognizes the new memory says it has 3.0 GB of ram and runs until I start actually using to new memory, as in start running more programs simultaneously and it crashes and I get two BSOD*. As far as I know the sticks match the motherboard, as in that's what I was told.*"Memory Management" and "PFN List Corrupt"As far as I understand it is a driver issue, but I honestly am not sure.
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Jun 12, 2011
Sony repaired this laptop (replaced Bluetooth module) and when I got it back I can no longer open Virtual Machine (XP mode). Error message attached. 7 Professional was installed as upgrade from Home premium and worked fine prior to repair.
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Oct 26, 2011
Our office has an old program that we still need to use when upgrading our PC's to Windows 7. The program will run fine if you start a windows virtual PC and install and run it. However, based on the needs of our office, I need to be able to run Windows XP mode and simply have an icon for our users to click to take them to the application. If I install the program in windows XP mode, and then add a shortcut to the file under all users/start menu, a shortcut is placed in the appropriate place on the windows 7 machine and I can copy that shortcut ot the desktop. The program runs fine until you restart the computer. Once you restart the computer and double click the link on the windows 7 desktop to the program running in windows XP mode, it says: Cannot start virtual application. The application is blocked from running as a virtual application. I read some other posts saying to put a new shortcut in the all users/start menu folder. This works, but only until our users restart their computer. The next time the computer is up, the problem happens again. This is not an acceptable solution to have to create a new shortcut for each workstation each time the computer is restarted.
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Feb 13, 2013
I recently downloaded and installed the necessary files to install the virtual PC on my computer. I'm running Win7 Pro, but needed XP in order to run a software program that is vital to my small business. I was able to accomplish downloading and installing the files in the order suggested. But here is where I am now: The software I'm installing for XP is old and is in 3 parts. You first install disk 1 (main program) then reboot (although it didn't tell me to reboot, that info is in my notes). then you have to install disk 2, followed by a 3rd disk that runs the hardware key. I was able to install disk 1. (or at least I believe it installed). I rebooted and could not locate my program. I went to the Virtual PC and selected WIN XP mode which said it was starting, but about 1/3 of the way thru - it stopped. I tried this several times and got the same results. I'm at a loss. Should I have enabled something somewhere that I neglected to do? I read another post that said enabling virtual computer in the BIOS. I didn't do anything with the BIOS since I'm an not very familiar with WIN7.
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