Elements 2.0 and Windows 7 - Scratch disks full

I have read the previous post regarding the Scratch Disks full error on starting up Photoshop elements 2.0. I have started PSE2 holding down the Ctrl/Alt keys and have been given a prompt box where I cna change the scrtach disk locations, but the changes don't "stick". I continue to get the same error and the scratch disk location does not change. I started PSE2 holding down the Ctrl/Alt/Shift and got the box where I can delete the setting and have deleted them and still get the same error message.
Any suggestions?

Follow the instructions here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Change-the-size-of-virtual-memory
I don't know off hand the recommended settings. I have about 6MB pagefile size (VM) with a Vista 64 machine that also has 6MB RAM. Elements 2 is running just fine on this machine. You may want to go to the same relationship VM vs RAM as I have it. If that is not enough, try to make the VM 150% of RAM.
Juergen

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Hello there,
I have seen a few posts about PSE2 on Windows 7, but none of them have helped get it working for me. Same deal, I run PSE2 and get the "Scratch disks full" message. I have a 1.5GB hard drive. I have tried everything and no luck on getting it working. Any new ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks

Here are some of the things i've had success with in older versions of photoshop (pse 2 or ps 7 and older versions) with hard drives bugger than 1tb.
The first two always work
1. Install windows xp mode if your version of windows 7 supports it.
2. Install an older operating system on vmware or virtualbox.
3. Run pse 2 as an administrator and press the Alt+Ctrl keys just after starting pse 2, and then set the scratch disk to the recovery partition on your hard drve.
4. add a second hard drive to use as the scratch disk for pse 2
5. Partition a part of your existing hard drve to use as the scratch disk for pse 2
6. Re install windows 7 on partition of 1tb and then partition the rest of the 500mb for storage of files
Added: You always have the option of buying photoshop elements 10 which has no problems with hard drives bigger than 1b.
Message was edited by: R_Kelly

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Photoshop_version_history#7.0
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Greg:
As big as you can afford. There are 160 G external FW drives that are pretty reasonable. I've used the Mercury elite drives from OtherWorldComputing and have been happy. I'm sure others will pipe in with their good experiences with other brands.
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C

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This forum is actually about the Cloud, not about using individual programs
Once your program downloads and installs with no errors, you need the program forum
If you start at the Forums Index http://forums.adobe.com/index.jspa
You will be able to select a forum for the specific Adobe product(s) you use
Click the "down arrow" symbol on the right (where it says ALL FORUMS) to open the drop down list and scroll
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