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Windows 98 system resources

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by mclches

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How can I increase system resources on Windows 98?
It has been running about 60% until I log on to internet and e-mail, then it's down to under 50%. I recently added an HP Jornada 548 and this drags it down to 43%. I have added more memory to my maximum of 256k.

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by dklippert

System resources are not increased by adding RAM. There is a fixed amount of available memory that applications share. Reducing the number of open applications or services and/or rebooting can increase the % available.
See:
www.Klippert.com/windows

by mdambrosio70

Well the one cheap sure fix for this probl;em would be to wipe your hard drive and Load everything fresh this will reallocate your ram properly and also allow placement of apps to correct and accesible areas on the drive.

by rel blackmane

Click START and in the run... type msconfig.
Click the startup tab and uncheck all the unneccesary programs that run upon startup.
These programs are called TSR's (Terminate Stay Resident). Even if you are not using these programs, they basically run in the background using up system resources.

by duddy

boot to dos then type scanreg /opt when finished type scanreg /fix that may do it

by duddy

boot to dos then type scanreg /opt when finished type scanreg /fix that may do it watch the space between scanreg and the/ in both the fix and opt

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