W98 with >512MB RAM

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Ola A Johansson

Hi all!

This is slightly offtopic, but you guys are usually a knowledgeable
bunch.

Is there anybody out there who knows what registry-settings has to be
changed to allow W98se to run on a box with more than 512MB RAM?
I have a machine as follows:
MoBo: ASUS A7n8X (non DeLuxe)
CPU: Athlon XP2500+ Barton
RAM: 2x512MB(1GB) Twinmos PC3200
GrCard: Hercules Radeon9000 Pro
OS: XP sp1, eCS1.1, RH 8.0
Currently running XP sp1, but it's too damn ugly.
I mean; One has had to learn, over time, to circumvent most of the flaws
in the "Chicago"(W95->) UI, and I simply refuse to invest time in
learning yet another clunky awkward UI that Redmond is trying to force
on me.
Therefore I thought I'd run '98 on it 'til I find my W2k-disc again (I'm
moving and don't really have the time to look for it)

TIA /Ola J
 
WinME like all Win9x OS's can use up to 2GB of RAM. When more than 512MB of RAM
is installed on a system using a Win9x OS it is necessary to limit the size of
the virtual cache.

To limit 'vcache', edit system.ini and add the lines

[VCache]
MaxFileCache=512000

Note that this will still mean that all memory is available to applications but
is simply limiting the amount used as virtual cache memory.


Dave
 
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