Win2k command line options to disable memory check???
This is a discussion about Win2k command line options to disable memory check??? in the Everything New Technology category; With Win98 and Me you could use /im as a command line switch to force it to install even if there was less ram than required. Is there a similar switch for Win2k? BTW, if this is already out there I did try a search, but had no desire to filter through 9000 matches.
With Win98 and Me you could use /im as a command line switch to force it to install even if there was less ram than "required". Is there a similar switch for Win2k?
BTW, if this is already out there I did try a search, but had no desire to filter through 9000 matches.
Thanks
BTW, if this is already out there I did try a search, but had no desire to filter through 9000 matches.
Thanks
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Thanks, DosFreak.
INSTALL WINDOWS 2000/XP ON A MACHINE WITH LESS THAN 64MB MEMORY
Edit the file TXTSETUP.SIF located in I386.
Search for RequiredMemory
Change this to 0.
Save the file
Now install Windows 2000/XP!
*This only works with the DOS installation using winnt.exe
Excerpt from DosFreak's Ultimate Slipstream Guide.
INSTALL WINDOWS 2000/XP ON A MACHINE WITH LESS THAN 64MB MEMORY
Edit the file TXTSETUP.SIF located in I386.
Search for RequiredMemory
Change this to 0.
Save the file
Now install Windows 2000/XP!
*This only works with the DOS installation using winnt.exe
Excerpt from DosFreak's Ultimate Slipstream Guide.
OP
Sweet, thanks.
No problem, but I can't take credit... I was slipstreaming all my Windows 2000 builds last weekend, and remembered seeing that.
OP
I changed it to 0 and setup is still telling me that I do not have enough memory to install, but instead of it saying I need 64 megs it says I need 0.
Are you trying to install from within Windows or are you booting from the CD?
Odd, very odd....
Try changing it to a memory amount to just smaller than the amount of phsyical memory in your computer.
The last time I actually changed this was back in RC1 of 2000 so they may have changed something...or I could just be getting old.
Try changing it to a memory amount to just smaller than the amount of phsyical memory in your computer.
The last time I actually changed this was back in RC1 of 2000 so they may have changed something...or I could just be getting old.
OP
Thanks for the replies.... I tried it on 1 meg before you guys replied and it worked.
Great to hear that, something worthwhile to save, should the need ever arise to install 2k/xp on an older machine. Thanks for the update.
