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Article ID: 304943 Symptoms
If your computer has more than 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of memory (RAM), the computer may reboot continuously when you try to start Windows Millennium Edition (Me) or Windows 98. Or, when you try to install Windows Me or Windows 98 with more than 1.5 GB of RAM installed, Setup may stop responding (hang) or reboot continuously. Cause
Windows Me and Windows 98 are not designed to handle more than 1 GB of RAM. More than 1 GB can lead to potential system instability.
Workaround
To work around this issue, add the following line to the [386enh] section of the System.ini file:
MaxPhysPage=40000
This limits the amount of physical RAM that Windows can access to 1 GB. To add this line, use the following steps:
181862
(https://support.microsoft.com/kb/181862/EN-US/
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Specifying Amount of RAM Available to Windows Using MaxPhysPage
StatusThis behavior is by design. More informationFor additional information about memory limitations in Windows Me and Windows 98, click the article numbers below
to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
253912
(https://support.microsoft.com/kb/253912/EN-US/
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"Out of Memory" Error Messages with Large Amounts of RAM Installed
184447
Note that decreasing the size of VCache as mentioned in Q253912 does not resolve this particular issue.
(https://support.microsoft.com/kb/184447/EN-US/
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Error Message: Insufficient Memory to Initialize Windows
Note This is a "FAST PUBLISH" article created directly from within the Microsoft support organization. The information contained herein is provided as-is in response to emerging issues. As a result of the speed in making it available, the materials may include typographical errors and may be revised at any time without notice. See Terms of Use
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=151500)
for other considerations.PropertiesArticle ID: 304943 - Last Review: June 19, 2014 - Revision: 1.0
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