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10/07/2007 07:18:58 PM · #1 |
Ok...I have a laptop that will check usb and boot from usb first. When I plug in old drive with Win 98 on it, it starts to boot...splash screen comes up but then I get the message:
Not enough memory to load. Check Autoexec and Config.sys and "unload" some programs. I checked those two files and they are "bare bones"
Anyone know a solution or what "memory" the message is referring to?
Thanks,
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10/07/2007 07:39:21 PM · #2 |
AFAIK, Windows requires too much memory to be run from a memory stick, i.e., it requires more memory than offered by your computer's RAM.
You might try the Linux based KNOPPIX, it runs from a CD without any installs. Helped me backup my harddisc when Windows didn't start any more.
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10/07/2007 07:44:25 PM · #3 |
Winders isn't gonna behave well at all over USB. Way too bloated, even 98. As mentioned, that's more useful for "light" OSes such as KNOPPIX.
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10/07/2007 07:44:31 PM · #4 |
I figured "ram" would be in there somewhere. However, I'm booting from a "half filled" 6gig drive from my old laptop.
It almost works but stalls and says not enough memory...
Originally posted by gloda:
AFAIK, Windows requires too much memory to be run from a memory stick, i.e., it requires more memory than offered by your computer's RAM.
You might try the Linux based KNOPPIX, it runs from a CD without any installs. Helped me backup my harddisc when Windows didn't start any more. |
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10/07/2007 07:53:51 PM · #5 |
It is easily done with VMWare Ace 2. I run Windows Server 2003 off of a 8GB stick. XP or Vista wouldn't be an issue. I had XP and Vista running off of a 40GB USB drive using VMPlayer. Plenty of space even on an 8GB stick.
//www.vmware.com/products/ace/
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10/07/2007 07:57:52 PM · #6 |
I'd really like to be able to run my "win 98" machine as a usb on my vista machine.....it almost works...just that "memory message".
Originally posted by shiboo:
It is easily done with VMWare Ace 2. I run Windows Server 2003 off of a 8GB stick. XP or Vista wouldn't be an issue. I had XP and Vista running off of a 40GB USB drive using VMPlayer. Plenty of space even on an 8GB stick.
//www.vmware.com/products/ace/ |
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10/07/2007 08:06:01 PM · #7 |
Just guessing, but how do you have the virtual memory configured? If it is pointing to the USB drive, you could very well not have enough space available.
I have never tried this, so its just a guess. |
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10/07/2007 08:21:42 PM · #8 |
i didn't think that win98 understood usb natively
it it appears to be full of problems ...
i think that win98 may be too old |
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10/08/2007 02:58:23 PM · #9 |
USB OS booting is a bit of a black art at the moment, there are many different standards that motherboards support (USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-HDD etc) and different things apply to each situation.
Google is your friend. I tried to do XP some time ago, but gave up in the end. Way too many variables. I hope you do better.
BootitNG seems to be the utility of choice for partitioning USB sticks and having a menu on startup. Expect to do a lot of research, but if it's doable chances are that someone else has already done it and posted a how to.
Good luck
Message edited by author 2007-10-08 14:58:36.
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10/08/2007 03:04:31 PM · #10 |
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10/08/2007 03:44:59 PM · #11 |
| Incidentally, last week I installed Ubuntu 7.10 on an external USB drive and got it booting, quite easily. Linux is good at this kind of thing. With Windows you face an uphill battle - it generally wants to install on the primary partition in your internal Hard Disk. |
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