Win98 with a Large memory?

That looks proper. Give it some time, give us an update, OK?

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"gonzojohn" <gonzojohn DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Gary S. Terhune" wrote:
>
>> Might have to make that a bit clearer.
>>
>> gonzojohn:
>>
>> 1. Undo whatever you did.
>> 2. Look for the existing [VCACHE] heading that already existed in the
>> SYSTEM.INI file. Place your cursor at the end of this line.
>> 3. Press the down arrow once. Then press <Enter>.
>> 4. Type in the MaxFileCache line with the value you wish to insert. Ron's
>> suggestion of 512000 is actually a bit conservative. This value is in KB,
>> and 512MB is 524288KB. So you can use up to that 524288 amount if you
>> desire.
>> 5. Save and close the file.
>> 6. Restart the system.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
>> http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
>>
>> "glee" <glee29 DeleteThis @spamindspring.com> wrote in message
>> news:OePKOko%23GHA.1224@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> > "gonzojohn" <gonzojohn DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:238B3B72-7818-4AD1-9F9D-C728FF3FD413@microsoft.com...
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Gary S. Terhune" wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> AFAIK, there's no difference.
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>>
>> >>> Gary S. Terhune
>> >>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> >>> http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
>> >>> http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
>> >>>
>> >>> "Earl Lewis" <crassono_spam DeleteThis @verizon.net> wrote in message
>> >>> news:a250k2lt5oa0trr84b0oq8ekncm6of6a2f@4ax.com...
>> >>> > On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:46:42 GMT, Ron Martell
>> >>> > <ron.martell DeleteThis @gmail.com>
>> >>> > wrote:
>> >>> >
>> >>> >>Earl Lewis <crassono_spam DeleteThis @verizon.net> wrote:
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>>I run WindowsXP on a P4 computer. My old scanner didn't work for
>> >>> >>>beans
>> >>> >>>on XP, (they didn't want to write a new driver to work with XP).
>> >>> >>>Since
>> >>> >>>I had 2 hard drives installed I elected to put Win98 on the 2nd
>> >>> >>>drive's boot partition and install my scanner there. With much
>> >>> >>>effort
>> >>> >>>I got it done.(It objected to my version of ndis.vxd had to beg a
>> >>> >>>new
>> >>> >>>one) Then I accidently deleted Win98 while working in XP. With
>> >>> >>>much
>> >>> >>>effort AGAIN I got Win98 installed back on and the scanner
>> >>> >>>installed
>> >>> >>>once again.
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>>Today I had reason to scan a picture so I tried to boot into Win98
>> >>> >>>(I
>> >>> >>>choose the drive to boot from my BIOS). This boot failed, said it
>> >>> >>>couldn't find KRNL386.EXE. (which is right where its supposed to
>> >>> >>>be
>> >>> >>>in
>> >>> >>>windows\system.) I had to reset to get out of error, next boot
>> >>> >>>went
>> >>> >>>into Safe Mode. Win98 came right up. I could spot nothing wrong.
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>>I don't know if it has bearing on my problem, but I increased the
>> >>> >>>PC's
>> >>> >>>memory from 500 meg to 1 gig recently.
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>>This time I had had the foresight to have created a DriveImage
>> >>> >>>backup
>> >>> >>>of my Win98 partition from the time right after I got it
>> >>> >>>installed,
>> >>> >>>so
>> >>> >>>I Restored it back on. no help - same problem.
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>>The only thing I can remember that changed was that increase in
>> >>> >>>memory. Does anyone here have a Win98 running with 1 gig of
>> >>> >>>physical
>> >>> >>>memory? Any logical way to troubleshoot problem? The memory was
>> >>> >>>kind
>> >>> >>>of pain to get in there, hate to undo that and risk messing up.
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>>Remove no_spam to reply email
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>Windows 98 does have problems with more than 512 mb of RAM. These
>> >>> >>can usually be overcome with configuration settings.
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>With 1 gb of RAM total all you should need is to add the following
>> >>> >>line to the [vcache] section if the \Windows\System.ini file for
>> >>> >>Windows 98:
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>MaxFileCache=512000
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>Good luck
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Many thanks, that worked like a charm and Win98 booted right up for
>> >>> > me.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > And yes, I think SE CAN handle more memory, but I'm stuck with
>> >>> > plain
>> >>> > old Win98.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Remove no_spam to reply email
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> > There is already a probably empty [vcache] heading in the file. You
>> > must
>> > add the MaxFileCache line as the first line after the blank line
>> > directly
>> > below that [vcache] heading.
>> >
>> > If there is already the blank [vcache] heading and you create a second
>> > heading at the bottom of the file, it may/will not be read.
>> > --
>> > Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
>> > http://dts-l.org/
>> > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>> Thanks Glen,
>
> I saw the error of my ways (simple, actually - I didn't read ahead more
> than
> one screen - DOH!
>
> Here's what I modified:
>
>
> MPEGVideo2=mciqtz.drv
>
> [vcache]
>
> MaxFileCache=542488
>
> [Password Lists]
>
>
>> I did not notice any detrimental incidents as I had the cache setup, it
>> even may have been a bit smoother, but there really was no time span to
>> test in.
>
>
> Thanks for all of your help.
>
> Peace,
> gj
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I have tried your suggestions...they didn't work so I don't know what I am
doing. The computer logs onto a screen that ask 1 for hard drive boot or 2
for start computer with cd rom I chose 2 because 1 gives the error
message...not enough memeory

next screenA:\
I change to c:\
I type c:\>system. ini
bad command...I can see sysem ini in the dir but cannot pull it up..
I tried c:\> edit system.ini
bad command...
any help will be greatly appreciated.

steve finley
stefin512 RemoveThis @earthlink.net
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reply at bottom......

"stefin512" <stefin512 RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>>Can you explain step by step how to get to the vcache system
>>
>>I have remove linux from a computer and was loading 98 when I got the
>>following
>> Insufficient memory to initialize Windows.
>>
>>Quit one or more memory-resident programs or remove unnecessary utilities
>>from your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files, and restart your computer.
>>I tied the solution there I cannot find the [386Enh] line..
>>as you can tell I am not computer proficient
>>steve finley
>>stefin512@earthlink.net
>>
>
> I have tried your suggestions...they didn't work so I don't know what I am
> doing. The computer logs onto a screen that ask 1 for hard drive boot or 2
> for start computer with cd rom I chose 2 because 1 gives the error
> message...not enough memeory
>
> next screenA:\
> I change to c:\
> I type c:\>system. ini
> bad command...I can see sysem ini in the dir but cannot pull it up..
> I tried c:\> edit system.ini
> bad command...
> any help will be greatly appreciated.

I am not sure why you have tagged onto this thread as you are not the original
poster and may not even have the same circumstances. It probably would be better to
start your own thread with all your pertinent information and exactly what you have
done so far. I have included, above, the text of your two posts in this thread.
Gary suggested adding lines to [vcache] and renaming the autoexec.bat and config.sys
files on your hard drive.

I think you need to back up a few steps and first tell us exactly HOW you removed
Linux, what was still on the drive after that, how you reinstalled Win98, and when
during the process you got each of the error messages you mention. Do this in your
new thread.

Additionally, your latest reply states you are starting at the A:\ prompt, so you
are booting with a floppy disk. If you are trying to edit a file on the hard drive,
you need to have EDIT on the floppy.

Also tell us how much RAM is actually installed in the computer.
See here for more tips:
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 >> Stay informed about: Win98 with a Large memory? 

"Earl Lewis" wrote:

> I run WindowsXP on a P4 computer. My old scanner didn't work for beans
> on XP, (they didn't want to write a new driver to work with XP). Since
> I had 2 hard drives installed I elected to put Win98 on the 2nd
> drive's boot partition and install my scanner there. With much effort
> I got it done.(It objected to my version of ndis.vxd had to beg a new
> one) Then I accidently deleted Win98 while working in XP. With much
> effort AGAIN I got Win98 installed back on and the scanner installed
> once again.
>
> Today I had reason to scan a picture so I tried to boot into Win98 (I
> choose the drive to boot from my BIOS). This boot failed, said it
> couldn't find KRNL386.EXE. (which is right where its supposed to be in
> windows\system.) I had to reset to get out of error, next boot went
> into Safe Mode. Win98 came right up. I could spot nothing wrong.
>
> I don't know if it has bearing on my problem, but I increased the PC's
> memory from 500 meg to 1 gig recently.
>
> This time I had had the foresight to have created a DriveImage backup
> of my Win98 partition from the time right after I got it installed, so
> I Restored it back on. no help - same problem.
>
> The only thing I can remember that changed was that increase in
> memory. Does anyone here have a Win98 running with 1 gig of physical
> memory? Any logical way to troubleshoot problem? The memory was kind
> of pain to get in there, hate to undo that and risk messing up.
>
> Remove no_spam to reply email


I used to get a sporadic EXEC warning that has disappeared since the memory
fix.
I previously blamed it in some bells & whistles added by my ISP.

Peace,
gj
>
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