Mike M wrote:
William,

I hadn't picked up on the reference in your original post to your having
1GB of RAM on the box as this is going to cause problems with any Win 9x
system, 98 or Me unless vcache is limited in the way mentioned by Ron as
otherwise the system is going to rapidly run out of upper memory address
space. Nevertheless if the only reason for running a 9x system is to
run certain DOS based programs I think you would find checking out VPC
(Virtual PC) as mentioned in my message posted at 20:42 BST on 1 Sept a
worthwhile exercise. You could then run Win98 or Me or DOS, etc. in a
VPC window on your XP machine.

Mike, maybe I'm reading it wrong, but I'm getting the impression
that all we went through on that 'not enough memory' exercise would
have been obviated if I had fixed the 'MaxFileCache' as Ron pointed out.
This puts me into a 3-way dilemma:
1. Do I go back to ME and fix that and see if everything
clears up?
2. Or do I proceed with WIN 98 where I believe I have not much more
than finding the right modem driver?
3. Or do I put both of those aside and tackle something entirely
new, which just sprung to life today?
You can't make the decision for me, but I think I know what has
the best chance of producing results in reasonable time,. I think
it's easiest for me to fix that vcache and see if it breaks my Me
problem open. I'd like your opinion on that, and perhaps the exact steps
to follow in ME.
If that fails, the WIN98 seems most likely to take the least time
to get me 'on the air'.
But VPC is certainly the most elegant and flexible and
powerful. I'm thinking aloud here, and I'd appreciate your following
my thoughts with some fill-in.

I know.... it's 0215 in the U.K., but you'll be up before I am.

Bill L. William B. Lurie