Compaq 5BW120


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Old 03-17-03, 08:57 PM
MichaelJP
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Compaq 5BW120

I have been researching this and can't find a lot on it.
Figured someone may have seen this before and know a fix.

A customer has a Compaq 5BW120, 500 series.
Windows 98, not SE
600MHz
192MB RAM
IE 5.1

Problem
Out of memory errors such as "Not enough memory to run this application".

The customer had 64MB so I installed 128MB.
He says he is still getting the errors.

I have seen articles for systems with more than 528MB but this is no where near that.

He does have a few programs running from the taskbar BUT,
It is showing resources at about 68% and free ram at about 130MB.
He is runnig one of those weather things in the taskbar, I dislike those.

I had him update windows at the website.

Unless it is just the resources being below 70% causing a false error, I can't figure it out.

Any ideas?

Michael
 
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Old 03-17-03, 10:31 PM
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What is the Virtual Memory set for? Is there enough free disk space to allow for VM access?
 
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Old 03-18-03, 06:43 AM
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VM is set to allow windows to handle it.
There is about 3GB of free HD space.
 
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Old 03-24-03, 01:47 PM
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Re: Compaq 5BW120

Originally posted by MichaelJP
I have been researching this and can't find a lot on it.
Figured someone may have seen this before and know a fix.

A customer has a Compaq 5BW120, 500 series.
Windows 98, not SE
600MHz
192MB RAM
IE 5.1

Problem
Out of memory errors such as "Not enough memory to run this application".

The customer had 64MB so I installed 128MB.
He says he is still getting the errors.

I have seen articles for systems with more than 528MB but this is no where near that.

He does have a few programs running from the taskbar BUT,
It is showing resources at about 68% and free ram at about 130MB.
He is runnig one of those weather things in the taskbar, I dislike those.

I had him update windows at the website.

Unless it is just the resources being below 70% causing a false error, I can't figure it out.

Any ideas?

Michael
I just updated mine to windows xp home edition and don't have any problems,i had problems with win-98 and win me using too many resorces and had to shut off many back ground applications.
I do think if you up date to win xp,the computer will run much better and get rid of your recource problems.
 
 

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