Insufficient Memory After Upgrading RAM

[Guest allanc]

One of my clients is running a dual boot XP PRO and Windows 98

computer.

The PC used to have 256 Mb of RAM and there were no issues except the

computer ran slow.

 

In order to speed up the computer, I installed a total of 2 Gb of RAM.

Now, XP PRO is much faster.

However, according to the client, when he boots into Windows 98 the

following is displayed:

HiMem testing

Insufficient memory to run Windows 98

 

All assistance is appreciated.

[Guest Ron Badour]

Re: Insufficient Memory After Upgrading RAM

 

Here's some info on ram you might find helpful:

 

Over 512 mb or more of ram:

 

"Out of Memory" Errors with Large Amounts of RAM Installed [Q253912]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q253912

 

This article contains instructions which basically say: add this line in

system.ini, under [vcache]: MaxFileCache=512000

***************************

 

1 gb or more of ram:

 

Error Message: Insufficient Memory to Initialize Windows [Q184447]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q184447

***************************

 

1.5 gb or more of ram:

 

Computer May Reboot Continuously with More Than 1.5 GB of RAM [Q304943]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q304943

 

 

W98 on that box just may not work even with the above tweaks.

 

--

Regards

 

Ron Badour

MS MVP 1997 - 2008

 

 

"allanc" <allan.for.g.groups@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:a5a5d8b1-e6e6-424a-924c-3776e2f95a63@i12g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

> One of my clients is running a dual boot XP PRO and Windows 98

> computer.

> The PC used to have 256 Mb of RAM and there were no issues except the

> computer ran slow.

>

> In order to speed up the computer, I installed a total of 2 Gb of RAM.

> Now, XP PRO is much faster.

> However, according to the client, when he boots into Windows 98 the

> following is displayed:

> HiMem testing

> Insufficient memory to run Windows 98

>

> All assistance is appreciated.

[Guest Peter Keller]

Re: Insufficient Memory After Upgrading RAM

 

allanc wrote:

> One of my clients is running a dual boot XP PRO and Windows 98

> computer.

> The PC used to have 256 Mb of RAM and there were no issues except the

> computer ran slow.

>

> In order to speed up the computer, I installed a total of 2 Gb of RAM.

> Now, XP PRO is much faster.

> However, according to the client, when he boots into Windows 98 the

> following is displayed:

> HiMem testing

> Insufficient memory to run Windows 98

>

> All assistance is appreciated.

Have a look here: http://members.aol.com/rloew1/Programs/Patchm.htm

[Guest allanc]

Re: Insufficient Memory After Upgrading RAM

 

The instructions in the KB article resolved the problem after some

more tweaking as follows:

1. Change MaxPhysPage=30000

2. Power down/up. Choose 'Safe Mode'. HiMem error persists.

3. Power down/up. Choose 'Safe Mode with step by step

confirmation' (or some similiar wording). HiMem error does not occur.

4. Power down/up. Windows 98 boots properly without HiMem error.

 

On Jan 3, 5:44 pm, "Ron Badour" <So...@NoAddress.com> wrote:

> Here's some info on ram you might find helpful:

>

> Over 512 mb or more of ram:

>

> "Out of Memory" Errors with Large Amounts of RAM Installed [Q253912]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q253912

>

> This article contains instructions which basically say:  add this line in

> system.ini, under [vcache]:  MaxFileCache=512000

> ***************************

> --

> Regards

>

> Ron Badour

> MS MVP 1997 - 2008

>

> "allanc" <allan.for.g.gro...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:a5a5d8b1-e6e6-424a-924c-3776e2f95a63@i12g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

>

>

>

> > One of my clients is running a dual boot XP PRO and Windows 98

> > computer.

> > The PC used to have 256 Mb of RAM and there were no issues except the

> > computer ran slow.

>

> > In order to speed up the computer, I installed a total of 2 Gb of RAM.

> > Now, XP PRO is much faster.

> > However, according to the client, when he boots into Windows 98 the

> > following is displayed:

> > HiMem testing

> > Insufficient memory to run Windows 98

>

> > All assistance is appreciated.- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

[Guest Galen Somerville]

Re: Insufficient Memory After Upgrading RAM

 

 

"Peter Keller" <petekeller@comcast.net> wrote in message

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> allanc wrote:

> > One of my clients is running a dual boot XP PRO and Windows 98

> > computer.

> > The PC used to have 256 Mb of RAM and there were no issues except the

> > computer ran slow.

> >

> > In order to speed up the computer, I installed a total of 2 Gb of RAM.

> > Now, XP PRO is much faster.

> > However, according to the client, when he boots into Windows 98 the

> > following is displayed:

> > HiMem testing

> > Insufficient memory to run Windows 98

> >

> > All assistance is appreciated.

> Have a look here: http://members.aol.com/rloew1/Programs/Patchm.htm

 

That's $20 and well worth it. He also has cab files available to replace those in the Win98 installs

so you don't have to patch on a reinstall.

 

Galen

[Guest mm]

Re: Insufficient Memory After Upgrading RAM

 

On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 16:07:15 -0800 (PST), allanc

<allan.for.g.groups@gmail.com> wrote:

>The instructions in the KB article resolved the problem after some

>more tweaking as follows:

>1. Change MaxPhysPage=30000

>2. Power down/up. Choose 'Safe Mode'. HiMem error persists.

>3. Power down/up. Choose 'Safe Mode with step by step

>confirmation' (or some similiar wording). HiMem error does not occur.

>4. Power down/up. Windows 98 boots properly without HiMem error.

 

So you didn't actually make any changes between steps 2 and 3. And

yet it worked better. Ugh. I tend to hate that sort of thing, but

otoh I'm glad I know about it.

>

>On Jan 3, 5:44 pm, "Ron Badour" <So...@NoAddress.com> wrote:

>> Here's some info on ram you might find helpful:

>>

>> Over 512 mb or more of ram:

>>

>> "Out of Memory" Errors with Large Amounts of RAM Installed [Q253912]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q253912

>>

>> This article contains instructions which basically say:  add this line in

>> system.ini, under [vcache]:  MaxFileCache=512000

>> ***************************

>> --

>> Regards

>>

>> Ron Badour

>> MS MVP 1997 - 2008

>>

>> "allanc" <allan.for.g.gro...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>>

>> news:a5a5d8b1-e6e6-424a-924c-3776e2f95a63@i12g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

>>

>>

>>

>> > One of my clients is running a dual boot XP PRO and Windows 98

>> > computer.

>> > The PC used to have 256 Mb of RAM and there were no issues except the

>> > computer ran slow.

>>

>> > In order to speed up the computer, I installed a total of 2 Gb of RAM.

>> > Now, XP PRO is much faster.

>> > However, according to the client, when he boots into Windows 98 the

>> > following is displayed:

>> > HiMem testing

>> > Insufficient memory to run Windows 98

>>

>> > All assistance is appreciated.- Hide quoted text -

>>

>> - Show quoted text -

 

 

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