Actually 98 & ME will crash more frequently over 512MB. In order
to use more than that you need to find the patch M$ released
some time back. If you have that much RAM in a 98/ME box to
begin with you're using the wrong OS. :)

Sorry, I'm no M$ Certified Tech Monkey.

Mr O.



--- Rodney Mishima <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mr O,
> 
> I remember a few month ago, I maxed out the RAM on my old
> Athlon at 1 GB.
> 
> I was using a multi-boot setup with WinME, Win2k Pro, and SuSE
> Pro 7.1
> 
> When I tried to boot WinME, its OS kernel failed to boot;
> complained about 
> "too much RAM." The other OSes booted successfully.
> 
> I do recall previously successfully booting WinME with 768 MB
> of RAM, which 
> may be its limit. Maybe an M$ Certified expert can confirm
> this?
> 
> I assume that earlier Win9xs will have the same problem. This
> should be an 
> innocent way to discourage use of older versions of Windows;
> especially 
> with the latest, high performance hardware. The newer ones
> cost more out of 
> pocket; and of course; the latest Win XP has the "product
> activation" which 
> has been known to curb the enthusiasm of many M$ fans, whose
> normal mode of 
> operation is known to M$ as "casual copying".
> 
> 
> Rodney


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