When I boot up I receive the error message paging file too small or does not exist. When I try to change the file size it accepts the change but I still receive the error. The current file size remains unchanged at 20MB. I've tried setting the min and the max the same as well as different and the results are still the same. The recommended min size is 766MB. Any help would be appreciated.

Do you have enough hard drive space left to create a page file of that size?

Yes, there is over 8GB of free space.

Are you resizing the page file while using an admin account? Have a look here, you may not have the right permissions to change it. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315270 Another problem may be your chipset. It's explained here http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316528

Find out how to install the Recovery Console here if you don't have it as an option on the boot menu. How To Install the Windows Recovery Console Then boot into the Recovery Console ( you will need the password for the Administrator account) and delete the pagefile.sys file on the drive(s). Reboot and Win2K will recreate it(them). 98% of the population is asleep. The other 2% are staring around in complete amazement, abject terror, or both.

I installed the Windows Recovery Console and when I boot to it all I get is a blue screen of death.