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author | fireice-uk <fireice-uk@users.noreply.github.com> | 2018-01-03 07:33:49 +0000 |
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committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2018-01-03 07:33:49 +0000 |
commit | 7198505da323a4340b3a75ff914504c7b9a69430 (patch) | |
tree | e7854fe6e2c9e885a3a5f20f0c5cbbedaea497c8 | |
parent | e91e90ebff285905460f36cc4a174fd98ee2bfcd (diff) | |
parent | a406563d0104909aa4b5da84c99bdf4b90e62c0e (diff) | |
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Merge pull request #728 from Lehmax/patch-2
Improved SeLockMemoryPrivilege part in FAQ
-rw-r--r-- | doc/FAQ.md | 19 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 9 deletions
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ # FAQ ## Content Overview -* [SeLockMemoryPrivilege failed](#selockmemoryprivilege-failed) +* ["Obtaining SeLockMemoryPrivilege failed."](#obtaining-selockmemoryprivilege-failed) * [VirtualAlloc failed](#virtualalloc-failed) * [Error msvcp140.dll and vcruntime140.dll not available](#error-msvcp140dll-and-vcruntime140dll-not-available) * [Error: MEMORY ALLOC FAILED: mmap failed](#error-memory-alloc-failed-mmap-failed) @@ -9,23 +9,24 @@ * [Virus Protection Alert](#virus-protection-alert) * [Change Currency to Mine](#change-currency-to-mine) -## SeLockMemoryPrivilege failed +## "Obtaining SeLockMemoryPrivilege failed." -Please see [config.txt](config.txt) under section **LARGE PAGE SUPPORT** +For professional versions of Windows see [this article](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/ms190730.aspx). +Make sure to reboot afterwards! -For Windows 7 pro, or Windows 8 and above see [this article](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/ms190730.aspx) (make sure to reboot afterwards!). +For Windows 7/10 Home: -For Windows 7 Home : +1) Download and install [Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17657). Ignore any incompatibility warning during installation. -1) Download and install [Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17657). Ignore incompatiablity warning during installation. +2) Open cmd or PowerShell as an administrator. -2) In cmd or power shell: `ntrights -u %USERNAME% +r SeLockMemoryPrivilege` (where %USERNAME% is the user that will be running the program. This command needs to be run as admin) +3) Use `ntrights -u %USERNAME% +r SeLockMemoryPrivilege` where %USERNAME% is the user that will be running the program. -3) Reboot. +4) Reboot. Reference: http://rybkaforum.net/cgi-bin/rybkaforum/topic_show.pl?pid=259791#pid259791 -*Warning: do not download ntrights.exe from any other site other then the offical Microsoft download page.* +*Warning: Do not download ntrights.exe from any other site other than the offical Microsoft download page.* ## VirtualAlloc failed |