create a page file: Microsoft, Windows 2003, Terminal Server, create a page file

create a page file

I'm trying to create a page file with VBScript that is set to zero and it's not working. I can change current size without a problem. Attached is the code I use to change the size:

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
 
Set colPageFiles = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from Win32_PageFileSetting")
 
For Each objPageFile in colPageFiles
    objPageFile.InitialSize = 300
    objPageFile.MaximumSize = 600
    objPageFile.Put_
Next

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on error resume next dim pageFiles, pageFile, OSes, OS set pageFiles= getObject("winmgmts:{(CreatePageFile)}").instancesof("Win32_PageFileSetting" ) for each pageFile in pageFiles pageFile.initialSize = 300 pageFile.maximumSize = 300 pageFile.put_() next

Look in your server2003 for c:\windows\system32\pagefileconfig.vbs
pagefileconfig.vbs" /create /I 3 /M 300 /vo C:

purplepomegranite: the code is only a different way to call the same wmi CLASS and is WRONG!!!

this code is slightly different ...
wmic path Win32_PageFileSetting set InitialSize=300,MaximumSize=300
BUT is the same: a wmi call
Using Win32_PageFileSetting wmi class you can't create 0 byte a pagefile :you get error 0x8004102b

'The corrected code!!!
option explicit
 
' Declare the variables
dim pageFiles, pageFile, OSes, OS
' 49 - Get all instances of Win32_PageFileSettings, making sure to request CreatePageFile priveleges
' CreatePageFile is a privilege Required to modify a paging file.
' with Win32_PageFileSetting yuo can only change the page file settings!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
set pageFiles=NOTHING
set pageFiles =getObject("winmgmts:{(CreatePageFile)}").instancesof("Win32_PageFileSetting")
 
' 50 - enumerate the instances
for each pageFile in pageFiles
' 51 - assign initialSize property 300MB
pageFile.initialSize = 300
' 52 - assign maximumSize property 300MB
pageFile.maximumSize = 300
' 53 - Use the PUT_ method to update the settings on the computer
pageFile.put_()
' 54 - next - close the enumeration loop
next

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strComputer = "." Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _ & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2") Set colPageFiles = objWMIService.ExecQuery _ ("Select * from Win32_PageFileSetting") For Each objPageFile in colPageFiles objPageFile.name="c:\pagefile.sys" objPageFile.InitialSize = 2 objPageFile.MaximumSize = 2 objPageFile.put_ Next

Option Explicit Dim strComputer Dim strShutDown,objShell Dim strping Dim wshShell Dim mycommand Dim objFSO Dim objWMIService Dim colPageFiles Dim objPageFile strComputer = "." Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _ & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2") Set colPageFiles = objWMIService.ExecQuery _ ("Select * from Win32_PageFileSetting") For Each objPageFile in colPageFiles objPageFile.InitialSize = 16 objPageFile.MaximumSize = 16 objPageFile.Put_ Next WScript.Sleep 10000 strShutdown = "shutdown.exe -r -f -t 3 -m \\" & strComputer set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") objShell.Run strShutdown, 0, false

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