Insuffient Memory to start Windows 95

[AJ Crouch]

I still have (from my father) the 13-disk Windows 95 installation floppy disks. I have installed this on previous computers with no problems. But i have recently tried to install Windows 95 on 2 computers (1: HP Intel Pentium 4 & Off brand old old old Pentium II). After the installation is complete and it restarts. I get a Insufficient Memory to Perform Command, Why am i getting this?

 

[delaro]

If your computer has 1 gigabyte (GB) or more of random-access memory (RAM) installed, Windows may not start. Also, when you try to start your computer, you may receive the following error message: 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.

This behavior may also occur during Windows Setup, or when you try to start Windows for the first time.

To work around this issue, add the following line to the [386enh] section of the System.ini file:

MaxPhysPage=30000

This limits the amount of physical RAM that Windows can access to 768 MB. To do so, use the following steps:

Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to edit the System.ini file.
Add the following line in the [386Enh] section of the file

MaxPhysPage=30000

Save the file, and then restart your computer.

If this problem occurs during Windows Setup, use the following steps to resolve the issue:

Restart your computer. When you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, press the F8 key, and then choose Command Prompt Only from the Startup menu.

To work around this issue, add the following line to the [386enh] section of the System.ini file:

MaxPhysPage=30000



This limits the amount of physical RAM that Windows can access to 768 MB. To do so, use the following steps:

Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to edit the System.ini file. Add the following line in the [386Enh] section of the file

MaxPhysPage=30000

Save the file, and then restart your computer.

If this problem occurs during Windows Setup, use the following steps to resolve the issue:

Restart your computer. When you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, press the F8 key, and then choose Command Prompt Only from the Startup menu.
Change to the folder into which you are attempting to install Windows.
Edit the System.ini file. To do so, type edit system.ini, and then press ENTER. Add the following line in the [386Enh] section of the file

MaxPhysPage=30000

Save the file, and then restart your computer. Windows Setup should continue.

This is from a old windows 95/98 help file I have on hand, hope it can be of use.

There are countless Linux distros that can revive that old computer and make it some what usable, consider that over Old version of Windows.

Peppermint 5
http://peppermintos.com/

Linux Lite
http://www.linuxliteos.com/

 

[AJ Crouch]

If your computer has 1 gigabyte (GB) or more of random-access memory (RAM) installed, Windows may not start. Also, when you try to start your computer, you may receive the following error message: 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.

This behavior may also occur during Windows Setup, or when you try to start Windows for the first time.

To work around this issue, add the following line to the [386enh] section of the System.ini file:

MaxPhysPage=30000

This limits the amount of physical RAM that Windows can access to 768 MB. To do so, use the following steps:

Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to edit the System.ini file.
Add the following line in the [386Enh] section of the file

MaxPhysPage=30000

Save the file, and then restart your computer.

If this problem occurs during Windows Setup, use the following steps to resolve the issue:

Restart your computer. When you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, press the F8 key, and then choose Command Prompt Only from the Startup menu.

To work around this issue, add the following line to the [386enh] section of the System.ini file:

MaxPhysPage=30000



This limits the amount of physical RAM that Windows can access to 768 MB. To do so, use the following steps:

Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to edit the System.ini file. Add the following line in the [386Enh] section of the file

MaxPhysPage=30000

Save the file, and then restart your computer.

If this problem occurs during Windows Setup, use the following steps to resolve the issue:

Restart your computer. When you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, press the F8 key, and then choose Command Prompt Only from the Startup menu.
Change to the folder into which you are attempting to install Windows.
Edit the System.ini file. To do so, type edit system.ini, and then press ENTER. Add the following line in the [386Enh] section of the file

MaxPhysPage=30000

Save the file, and then restart your computer. Windows Setup should continue.

This is from a old windows 95/98 help file I have on hand, hope it can be of use.

There are countless Linux distros that can revive that old computer and make it some what usable, consider that over Old version of Windows.

Peppermint 5
http://peppermintos.com/

Linux Lite
http://www.linuxliteos.com/

So i could just put a 512mb Ram in and it work without having to go through all that? Good to know though lol

 

[delaro]

This would allow you to run 768mb.