the 2GB limit is a fat16 limit
fat32 drives should have no problems to 4GB sizes, i have DV files in
conversion from camera to dvd, 1-4GB each on fat32 drives and there are no
problems.
Are your drives fat32, if not why not,, ha ha
the conversion utitlity is included in all win98 installs
start
run
fat32win.exe
MS official response
File System Limitations
Table 4.4 describes the size and domain limitations of each file system.
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...iwp_sdox.asp--
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Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.activescan.com
Panda online AntiSpyware Scan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/spyware/test/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Trouble Shooting guide to Windows http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before
use
Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
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"Smokr" wrote in message
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I don't have a problem with the memory. I fact, I use those and other
tweaks
after a reintall or on a new disc install.
What I am refering to is the limitation of files size for a particular
file.
For instance, I found the old black and white move "The Giant Gila
Monster"
which is open domain and has no copyright owner any more by the way, LOL,
on
the Internet Archive site.
I downloaded it fine, but I can do nothing with it as it is 3.1 GB in
size.
When I attempt to transfer it over my network at home from the file server
to the PC I use video software on, it is not recognized as a valid file
"The
File Parameters are incorrect" error window comes up. The file size
reported
is -1142278140 bytes.
What I was asking, is if there has been a fix to let Win98 deal with
individual files over the 2GB or so size.

Archived data from Rick Rogers MS-MVP - Win9x


Win9x systems can *theoretically* utilize up to 2GB of physical RAM and
2GB
of virtual RAM. There are, however, a few other factors to consider
he

1) Most older motherboards can't handle that much
2) other problems can arise when you exceed 512MB and
3) the *practical* limit is more like 1GB.

For systems exceeding 512MB, you should add this line to the [vcache]
section of system.ini:

MaxFileCache=512000

And, actually, that line should represent 70% of the system RAM up to a
maximum of 524288. This tweak may also be useful on systems using 128MB
or better, but the upper limit is essential on systems exceeding 512MB of
RAM

It has also been documented by Microsoft that you should not exceed
1.5GB of
RAM in many (but not all) systems using Win9x, please see:

Computer May Reboot Continuously with More Than 1.5 GB of RAM [Q304943]
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q304943

"Out of Memory" Errors with Large Amounts of RAM Installed [Q253912]
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q253912

But, the question one needs to ask oneself is this: "Can I utilize more
RAM?". If you put in more RAM than you can actually use, then for all
practical purposes you are wasting money and will see no real increase
in
performance beyond better caching of recently used programs (good if you
restart them a short time later, they will reload faster).

To tell if you can actually use more memory, use system monitor to watch
the
swap file (monitor "swap file in use"). If you are continually actively
swapping, then more RAM will be of use to you. If you are not actively
swapping, then additional RAM will probably not bring any increases in
performance beyond the caching of recently used files.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Associate Expert - Windows XP
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
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