Trying to run Win98SE on a "newer" laptop

[Draggar]

I successfully installed Win98SE on a Dell D600. The splash screen comes up but then a DOS error message pops up:

"Insufficient memory to initalize windows.

Quit one or more memory-resident programs or remove unnecessary
utilities from your config.sys and autoexec.bat files, and restart your computer.

Press any key to continue..."

If I press a key or a minute (or so) later the screen pops up telling me it is safe to turn off the computer.

I get this in normal mode and safe mode.

Suggestions?

I know there is more than enough memory since I used to run Win98SE with 128MB and I'm sure this has more memory.

Config.sys has this lone line in it:

DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\setver.exe

Autoexec.bat is empty.

If I remember correctly, wasn't there an EMM386 command for larger memory management?

[Platypus]

Probably too much memory

Try:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/253912

[Draggar]

I removed the memory - I didn't realize I had 2GB in there - replaced w/ a 512MB - it's working now!

[Platypus]

[Draggar]

Now to find 98SE drivers for this thing - Dell only supplies for Win2K and XP.

[NooNoo]

hmmm I would have put 2k on there if you wanted to go older...

[Platypus]

The suggestions at the bottom of this discussion might help?