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by choy.waigiat

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When I boot up my PC an error says "Not enough memory to load the registry or registry is corrupt". I'm using Win95.

anyone can help?

thanks and regards,

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by thechas

Do you have more than 511MB of RAM?

There is a bug in the core Windows 9X code that can cause an out of memory error with more than 511MB of RAM installed.

Otherwise, I would boot from a startup floppy and reinstall Windows.
Just make sure to install to the same folder so you don't loose your installed programs.

Chas

by otl

But if going into the BIOS does it say you have the correct amount of memory ? If not you either have a bad stick, or a Compaq (very finicky machine). Reloading will not help if the above is true.

by thechas

Okay,

Check out this Tech Republic Article:

https://www.techrepublic.com.com/5100-6270-1032874.html

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"Learn to rebuild the Windows registry from DOS"

It shows you how to rebuild the Windows registry.

Short of re-installing Windows, it is your best option.

Keep in mind, that the registry does grow over time. It is possible that your registry is now larger than what 64MB of RAM can support.

The average "working life" of a W95 system is around 2 years.
After that, you often need to clean the hard drive and load Windows fresh and clean.
You will be amazed at how much faster Windows runs when it has been freshly installed.

Can you boot into Safe Mode?
If so, try running sysedit (from the run box).
Disable any programs that load from Autoexec.bat.
You can add the letters REM and a space at the start of each line.
Then see if you can boot into Windows.

Chas

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