Maximum memory on Win98

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Paradoxdb3

Did I hear correctly that Windows 98 cannot handle memory more than 512 MB?
If I'm wrong, what IS the maximum memory for Windows 98? And what happens
when that "too much" limit has been exceeded?
 
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philo

"Paradoxdb3" <Paradoxdb3@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Did I hear correctly that Windows 98 cannot handle memory more than 512

MB?
> If I'm wrong, what IS the maximum memory for Windows 98? And what happens
> when that "too much" limit has been exceeded?



win98 can handle more than 512 megs but you need to change your vcache
setting prior to adding more ram

http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=35&threadID=163230&messageID=1674780
 
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Eric P.

Paradoxdb3 wrote:
> Did I hear correctly that Windows 98 cannot handle memory more than 512 MB?
> If I'm wrong, what IS the maximum memory for Windows 98? And what happens
> when that "too much" limit has been exceeded?

See http://aumha.org/win4/a/memmgmt.htm
 
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Ron Badour

Re: Maximum memory SORRY about date

Sorry about the Dec date on a few posts--I was checking on some plane
tickets and forgot to set the date back to Nov.

--
Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP 1997 - 2008


"Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in message
news:unC4T$tLIHA.5980@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> 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=kbEN-USQ253912
>
> 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=kbEN-USQ184447
> ***************************
>
> 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=kbEN-USQ304943
>
>
> --
> Regards
>
> Ron Badour
> MS MVP 1997 - 2008
>
>
> "Paradoxdb3" <Paradoxdb3@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:588E9D82-04C1-4759-AC97-91E4683AF9F7@microsoft.com...
>> Did I hear correctly that Windows 98 cannot handle memory more than 512
>> MB?
>> If I'm wrong, what IS the maximum memory for Windows 98? And what
>> happens
>> when that "too much" limit has been exceeded?

>
>
 
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philo

Re: Maximum memory SORRY about date

"Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in message
news:eY7nwQzLIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Sorry about the Dec date on a few posts--I was checking on some plane
> tickets and forgot to set the date back to Nov.
>



Merry Christmas eve to you <G> !
 
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PCR

Re: Maximum memory SORRY about date

Ron Badour wrote:
| Sorry about the Dec date on a few posts--I was checking on some plane
| tickets and forgot to set the date back to Nov.

Merry Christmas! Here...!...

|------------------|
| One Plane |
| Ticket |
|------------------|

| --
| Regards
|
| Ron Badour
| MS MVP 1997 - 2008
|
|
| "Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in message
| news:unC4T$tLIHA.5980@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
|> 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=kbEN-USQ253912
|>
|> 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=kbEN-USQ184447
|> ***************************
|>
|> 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=kbEN-USQ304943
|>
|>
|> --
|> Regards
|>
|> Ron Badour
|> MS MVP 1997 - 2008
|>
|>
|> "Paradoxdb3" <Paradoxdb3@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
|> news:588E9D82-04C1-4759-AC97-91E4683AF9F7@microsoft.com...
|>> Did I hear correctly that Windows 98 cannot handle memory more than
|>> 512 MB?
|>> If I'm wrong, what IS the maximum memory for Windows 98? And what
|>> happens
|>> when that "too much" limit has been exceeded?

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net
 
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Ron Badour

Re: Maximum memory SORRY about date

Thanks Philo :)

--
Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP 1997 - 2008


"philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:OKuiZ%233LIHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
> "Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in message
> news:eY7nwQzLIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Sorry about the Dec date on a few posts--I was checking on some plane
>> tickets and forgot to set the date back to Nov.
>>

>
>
> Merry Christmas eve to you <G> !
>
>
 
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Ron Badour

Re: Maximum memory SORRY about date

I appreciate the offer PCR but I think it is for the wrong airline. That
looks like an Air Force ticket and I need one from AA (the airline, not the
other one) <G>

--
Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP 1997 - 2008


"PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
news:e8Xp$T6LIHA.3976@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Ron Badour wrote:
> | Sorry about the Dec date on a few posts--I was checking on some plane
> | tickets and forgot to set the date back to Nov.
>
> Merry Christmas! Here...!...
>
> |------------------|
> | One Plane |
> | Ticket |
> |------------------|
>
> | --
> | Regards
> |
> | Ron Badour
> | MS MVP 1997 - 2008
> |
> |
> | "Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in message
> | news:unC4T$tLIHA.5980@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> |> 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=kbEN-USQ253912
> |>
> |> 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=kbEN-USQ184447
> |> ***************************
> |>
> |> 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=kbEN-USQ304943
> |>
> |>
> |> --
> |> Regards
> |>
> |> Ron Badour
> |> MS MVP 1997 - 2008
> |>
> |>
> |> "Paradoxdb3" <Paradoxdb3@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> |> news:588E9D82-04C1-4759-AC97-91E4683AF9F7@microsoft.com...
> |>> Did I hear correctly that Windows 98 cannot handle memory more than
> |>> 512 MB?
> |>> If I'm wrong, what IS the maximum memory for Windows 98? And what
> |>> happens
> |>> when that "too much" limit has been exceeded?
>
> --
> Thanks or Good Luck,
> There may be humor in this post, and,
> Naturally, you will not sue,
> Should things get worse after this,
> PCR
> pcrrcp@netzero.net
>
>
 
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PCR

Re: Maximum memory SORRY about date

Ron Badour wrote:
| I appreciate the offer PCR but I think it is for the wrong airline.
| That looks like an Air Force ticket and I need one from AA (the
| airline, not the other one) <G>

It is an Air Force ticket! OK, here is the parachute that goes with it.
(I was going to use it myself for roof work.)

--------
( )
|
|


| --
| Regards
|
| Ron Badour
| MS MVP 1997 - 2008
|
|
| "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
| news:e8Xp$T6LIHA.3976@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
|> Ron Badour wrote:
|> | Sorry about the Dec date on a few posts--I was checking on some
|> | plane tickets and forgot to set the date back to Nov.
|>
|> Merry Christmas! Here...!...
|>
|> |------------------|
|> | One Plane |
|> | Ticket |
|> |------------------|
|>
|> | --
|> | Regards
|> |
|> | Ron Badour
|> | MS MVP 1997 - 2008
|> |
|> |
|> | "Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in message
|> | news:unC4T$tLIHA.5980@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
|> |> 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=kbEN-USQ253912
|> |>
|> |> 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=kbEN-USQ184447
|> |> ***************************
|> |>
|> |> 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=kbEN-USQ304943
|> |>
|> |>
|> |> --
|> |> Regards
|> |>
|> |> Ron Badour
|> |> MS MVP 1997 - 2008
|> |>
|> |>
|> |> "Paradoxdb3" <Paradoxdb3@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
|> |> message news:588E9D82-04C1-4759-AC97-91E4683AF9F7@microsoft.com...
|> |>> Did I hear correctly that Windows 98 cannot handle memory more
|> |>> than 512 MB?
|> |>> If I'm wrong, what IS the maximum memory for Windows 98? And
|> |>> what happens
|> |>> when that "too much" limit has been exceeded?
|>
|> --
|> Thanks or Good Luck,
|> There may be humor in this post, and,
|> Naturally, you will not sue,
|> Should things get worse after this,
|> PCR
|> pcrrcp@netzero.net

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net
 
R

Ron Badour

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=kbEN-USQ253912

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=kbEN-USQ184447
***************************

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=kbEN-USQ304943


--
Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP 1997 - 2008


"Paradoxdb3" <Paradoxdb3@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:588E9D82-04C1-4759-AC97-91E4683AF9F7@microsoft.com...
> Did I hear correctly that Windows 98 cannot handle memory more than 512
> MB?
> If I'm wrong, what IS the maximum memory for Windows 98? And what happens
> when that "too much" limit has been exceeded?
 
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