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spystyle:
I got Windows 98se to use only 15.45 MB RAM!
The formula was:
1. set vcache to 2 MB min and max**
2. run msconfig, deselect everything on the startup tab
3. from add/remove programs, deselect all items in 'windows setup'
4. set virtual memory* min and max to 2.5X RAM
5. diable windows sound scheme (from control panel > sounds)
After doing all this MAME32 .36 still ran properly, as did IE
* from Control panel > System > Performance > Virtual memory
Choose "Let me specify..." and set both the min and max to 2.5X your RAM, but not exceeding 500 MB.
Dig it?
Craig
p.s. On a MAME cab the CD-rom isn't used often, so you can save 1 MB RAM by disabling the CD-rom cache. Go to Control panel > System > Performance > File system > CD-Rom
Change the cache size to minimum by moving the slider all the way to the left. And change the "optimise access pattern" to "single speed drive"
Also, the Windows loading logo sux on an arcade cabinet, edit c:\msdos.sys and add this line under options:
Logo=0
Then add these lines to autoexec.bat:
cls
@echo Starting arcade
@echo off
(otherwise it would say "starting windows"
**edit c:\windows\system.ini
find [vcache] change it to:
[vcache]
MinFileCache=2048
MaxFileCache=2048
(this also allows Windows 98 to stably use more than 512 MB RAM, an infamous problem)
IG-88:
That is sweet !! :applaud: When doing the initial install did you choose the custom setting? How many of the components did you uncheck? I noticed if I unchecked all of them I had to re-install audio & video stuff later on.
I should also ask, what were the system specs that you were testing this on?
spystyle:
--- Quote from: IG-88 on November 19, 2006, 09:12:31 am ---That is sweet !! :applaud: When doing the initial install did you choose the custom setting?
--- End quote ---
I just did a "compact" install
--- Quote from: IG-88 on November 19, 2006, 09:12:31 am --- How many of the components did you uncheck? I noticed if I unchecked all of them I had to re-install audio & video stuff later on.
--- End quote ---
I unchecked everything except the shortcut to launch mame32 at startup. I didn't have any problems running mame32 and IE afterward - but if you do lose sound or video you could re-enable just those things.
--- Quote from: IG-88 on November 19, 2006, 09:12:31 am ---I should also ask, what were the system specs that you were testing this on?
--- End quote ---
This was in MS Virtual PC 2004, so the specs were:
Windows 98se
Intel P4 @ 2.80 GHZ
64 MB RAM
Intel 440BX Chipset
Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 ISA Plug and Play Sound card
DEC 21140A 10/100 network adapter
S3 Trio 32/64 PCI (with 8 MB Video RAM) Video card
Cheers,
Craig
IG-88:
So far so good. I got everything except the virtual memory thing done. Do you change that in the msconfig area? Could you go over that a little more thoroughly for me?
spystyle:
I edited my original statement to make it more clear.
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