Windows 98SE insusfficent memory

Hi all,
Well recently I added a gig of memory to a dual booting system (98SE and Win2000) bringing the total to 1.5gig and while windows 2000 runs fine, 98SE gives the error "insusfficent memory to initalize windows" at boot. I know about MaxPhysPage=30000 and MaxFileCache configuration settings in system.ini however I still have the issue (which is odd). When the error occurs the system shuts down . Any other possible work arounds? Thanks in advance. Here is a copy of my system.ini file:

[boot]
oemfonts.fon=vgaoem.fon
shell=Explorer.exe
system.drv=system.drv
drivers=mmsystem.dll power.drv
user.exe=user.exe
gdi.exe=gdi.exe
sound.drv=mmsound.drv
dibeng.drv=dibeng.dll
comm.drv=comm.drv
mouse.drv=mouse.drv
keyboard.drv=keyboard.drv
*DisplayFallback=0
fonts.fon=vgasys.fon
fixedfon.fon=vgafix.fon
386Grabber=vgafull.3gr
display.drv=pnpdrvr.drv

[keyboard]
keyboard.dll=
oemansi.bin=
subtype=
type=4

[boot.description]
system.drv=Standard PC
keyboard.typ=Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
mouse.drv=Standard mouse
aspect=100,96,96
display.drv=RADEON 9600 SERIES (Omega 2.6.37)

[386Enh]
ebios=*ebios
woafont=dosapp.fon
mouse=*vmouse, msmouse.vxd
device=*dynapage
device=*vcd
device=*vpd
device=*int13
device=*enable
keyboard=*vkd
display=*vdd,*vflatd
PagingDrive=C:
REM MinPagingFileSize=524288
REM MaxPagingFileSize=716800
MaxPhysPage=30000

[NonWindowsApp]
TTInitialSizes=4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 22

[power.drv]

[drivers]
wavemapper=*.drv
MSACM.imaadpcm=*.acm
MSACM.msadpcm=*.acm
wave=mmsystem.dll
midi=mmsystem.dll

[iccvid.drv]

[mciseq.drv]

[mci]
cdaudio=mcicda.drv
sequencer=mciseq.drv
waveaudio=mciwave.drv
avivideo=mciavi.drv
videodisc=mcipionr.drv
vcr=mcivisca.drv
MPEGVideo=mciqtz.drv
MPEGVideo2=mciqtz.drv

[vcache]
MaxFileCache=65536

[Password Lists]
PASS=C:\WINDOWS\PASS.PWL





[MSNP32]

VIDC.YVYU=msyuv.dll

[drivers32]
msacm.lhacm=lhacm.acm
VIDC.VDOM=vdowave.drv
MSACM.imaadpcm=imaadp32.acm
MSACM.msadpcm=msadp32.acm
MSACM.msgsm610=msgsm32.acm
msacm.msg711=msg711.acm
MSACM.trspch=tssoft32.acm
vidc.CVID=iccvid.dll
VIDC.IV31=ir32_32.dll
VIDC.IV32=ir32_32.dll
vidc.MSVC=msvidc32.dll
VIDC.MRLE=msrle32.dll
msacm.msg723=msg723.acm
vidc.M263=msh263.drv
vidc.M261=msh261.drv
VIDC.IV50=ir50_32.dll
msacm.iac2=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IAC25_32.AX
VIDC.UYVY=msyuv.dll
msacm.msaudio1=msaud32.acm
msacm.sl_anet=sl_anet.acm
msacm.l3acm=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\L3CODECA.ACM
VIDC.YUY2=msyuv.dll
msacm.voxacm160=vct3216.acm
VIDC.YVYU=msyuv.dll
vidc.DIVX=DivX.dll

[Display]

[TTFontDimenCache]
0 4=2 4
0 5=3 5
0 6=4 6
0 7=4 7
0 8=5 8
0 9=5 9
0 10=6 10
0 11=7 11
0 12=7 12
0 13=8 13
0 14=8 14
0 15=9 15
0 16=10 16
0 18=11 18
0 20=12 20
0 22=13 22

 

which stick of mem is in the 1st. slot?

 

going from left to right, the first sick is 512m and the second is 1gig.

 

Hmm I have tried MaxPhysPage=40000 30000 and even 20000 (512mb). It is odd as I know the same settings have worked for others. :/ Any other suggestions?

 

Try

MaxFileCache=524288 (instead of 65536)

 

Tried it, still no go

 

Does win 2000 see the whole 1.5 Gigs?

 

Yes.

 

how far into the Bootup do you get? does it show you that it loads 64 K and then the extended memory?
if you get to the start menu can you do a "step by step" startup?

 

i think what i am after is the config.sys file. does it load? if you do a step by step you can see if it runs and at what line it brings up the error. i think the system.ini file is OK. (my paging file is set to 2048000 about 2 * my ram)

 

Run MSCONFIG and on the General tab make sure "Process SYSTEM.INI File" is checked.

 

I don't get that far into the bootup, it seems to hang a few seconds before the "windows98" splash screen then a microsecond later I get the memory error. Safemode does not work of course. And I know it is set to process the system.ini file. I haven't tried switching the memory around as it was very tight fit in the first place and I want to try everything else possible first. I will do a step by step bootup in a minute and report back.

Also it must be seeing the 1gig stick as it was running fine with just the 512mb stick. When I added the 1gig stick that is when the problems started

 

Sorry for my delayed response. I did finally manage to get into Win98. The settings that worked are MaxPhysPage=40000 and MaxFileCache=64000. The strange thing is I had tried REM MaxFileCache=65535 and that hadn't worked. Also the first time I tried these settings it didn't, then I ran a step by step confirmation and it booted! And I know I had all of the options checked (config, autoexc, etc) in msconfig for boot. Also it boots fine every time now. The only problem I am having is occasionally getting a out of memory error. For example Winclam has this problem when trying to do a update or scan.