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Error Message: Insufficient Memory to Initialize Windows

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Article ID:135192
Last Review:November 15, 2006
Revision:1.1
This article was previously published under Q135192

SYMPTOMS

You may receive the following error message when you try to start Windows 95:
Insufficient memory to initialize Windows. Quit one or more memory- resident programs or remove unnecessary utilities from your Config.sys and Autoexec.bat files, and restart your computer.

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CAUSE

This error can occur in a low-memory situation caused by real-mode drivers loaded in memory, or when the hard disk containing the swap file is low on free space.

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RESOLUTION

Remove unnecessary drivers from the Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files, restart your computer, and then try to start Windows 95 again. If this does not work, try freeing up three or more megabytes of space on the hard disk containing the swap file.

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APPLIES TO
•Microsoft Windows 95

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