Insufficient system resources to complete the following request

[gonefishie]

Re: Insufficient system resources to complete the following request

The cheapest I found was 75.00 for a MB and 1.8Mhz CPU, add 18.00 for a gig of ram. The MB has SATA Raid and PATA too.

Where did you find that at?

That's the question. Single stick of 512MB PC800 512MB ECC RDRAM RAMBUS from pricewatch.com - $74.00.

The problem is that rdram goes in pair. you can't just put in one stick, it has to be two of the same size.

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Originally Posted by BoatBuoy
Run msconfig to disable the processes so that they don't start at boot. Check the Services and Startup tabs.

THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR SERVICES.
http://www.blackviper.com/AskBV/XP25.htm


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Originally Posted by BoatBuoy
In addition to the other fine suggestions, you might want to increase your virtual memory to buy a little time. Open Control Panel, select the System applet, Advanced tab, Settings button, Advanced tab, click the Change button under the Virtual memory category. I'm running XP and I set the Initial size to 2 times the Recommended and the Maximum size to the same as Initial size to prevent fragmentation. Be sure and select the Set button on this screen when complete.

This is a great suggestion! Virtual memory uses disk rather than RAM... It may be a bit slower (disk I/O is much slower that RAM I/O) but should get you through.

While you are there, click on the "Adjust for best performance" button on the Visual Effects tab..

Also get to your Display properties (right click anywhere on the 'blank' windows desktop go to properties->display properties and click on the effects button. Turn em all off.

Yeah, done all of that after the first error came up. I think that stupid AT&T yahoo software is the violator of ram hogging. I'm going to find out if I can get online without the software.

One more thing. This is a dual boot system with win2kpro on the other partition. Do you guys think it would still causes problem if I just have a web browser that drive and use it to get online? Just in case I can't get away with not having the software. I like to run applications with XP better.

 

[Xcusme]

Re: Insufficient system resources to complete the following request

Find the hardware at Geeks.c*m, search for MB Combo....

Can you get online without their software...sure....but you'll miss out on all the BS toolbars, Yahoo carp and other worthless junk.
If you have a router (you should) set it up for PPPOE (sometimes labled Other) instead of Direct (for Cable ISP's). Enter your login and PW info on the setup page. Change the MTU to 1492.
Depending on the DSL modem they give you, you can go into the programming of the modem and enter your account info there too if you wish. You'll probably want to go into the modem programming to change it to Bridge Mode anyway to pass the WAN side IP to your router. Programming the modem or the router, as needed, will allow you to connect without a client program like EnterNet300 etc....You can use Windows built-in PPPOE handler to control the connection too.

 

[gonefishie]

Re: Insufficient system resources to complete the following request

Find the hardware at Geeks.c*m, search for MB Combo....

Can you get online without their software...sure....but you'll miss out on all the BS toolbars, Yahoo carp and other worthless junk.

Thanks. I'm for sure will not miss that stuff. I hate it with a passion.

 

[i386]

Re: Insufficient system resources to complete the following request

If your DSL modem is a Westel I may be able to offer some assistance in getting it setup. It all depends on which firmware they loaded it with. I have Bellsouth DSL, which I think now is AT&T.

The short version of how mine is setup...

My Westel DSL modem is really a modem and a router combined (many are). By logging into the Westel, going into "Expert Mode", and changing it to "Bridged Ethernet Mode", you're disabling all the router features. This makes it a plain old DSL modem. Then you can put your PPoE login stuff in your (Linksys/Netgear/Belkin/Smoothwall, etc...) router and manage your connection from there.

Some of the newer devices don't have the "Expert Mode" option anymore. Or at least they've hidden it so that I can't find it. These options might be in that software they bundled. I doubt it, but I don't know for sure since I never install it.

 

[v1_0]

Re: Insufficient system resources to complete the following request

Yeah, done all of that after the first error came up. I think that stupid AT&T yahoo software is the violator of ram hogging. I'm going to find out if I can get online without the software.

I'm pretty sure you can. I've had cable & DSL and never install their software. For normal usage I just run a CAT5 from their modem to a firewall/router, then CAT5 from the firewall/router to my PC. I just pull up IE and use it to navigate with.

For modem configuration, I run a CAT5 from my PC to the modem. There's usually a IP address you can enter into your browser that will pull up the modem's configuration webpage. The documentation will tell you that IP somewhere.

IE can also be configured Tools->Internet Options->Connections, then get the LAN settings button. I use 'automatically detect'.

 

[dolluper]

Re: Insufficient system resources to complete the following request

you have to log into {check model # to get address google it}Modem/router look under VC configuration ...vc 35 to change to bridge mode from dhcp ? might have that right

 

[i386]

Re: Insufficient system resources to complete the following request

Commonly, a DSL modem (which is often a modem/router combo device) will let you open its management page and enter your username/password. The device will remember your username and password from then on. It'll also have a built in DCHP servers so you can get your computer's NIC to grab an IP via DHCP. This makes it really easy for you to set it and forget it.

Now let's say you want to add more computers to your little LAN and get them online. All you really need is a switch. Your DSL modem/router combo box (remember, most people don't know it's really a router too) has a DHCP server built in. Most people, not knowing this, go out and buy a router. They set their router's "outside" interface to DHCP. Actually this is the default configuration of the router right out of the box. It appears to magically work, and it does, sort of... The router gets its "outside" address from the DSL/modem router. The router assigns your computers IP addresses with its own DHCP server. So what you end up having is getting online through 2 routers. This configuration is fine (I guess) until you need to open/forward some ports. Then you're kinda screwed.

The scenario I suggested eariler fixes all that. Putting your modem (which again is probably also a router) into bridged ethernet mode turns off all those router features and makes it act like a dumb old DSL modem from back in the day. Then you just go buy your router of choice, set it up for PPPoE on the outside. You can then manage your ports the way you want to.

I hope that's as clear as mud now.

 

[arboldt]

Re: Insufficient system resources to complete the following request

I started DSL with SBCGlobal, now AT&T. I got a DSL modem with one Ethernet port. A CAT5 cable from that to a 4-port router, and then CAT5 to each PC .. plus cables to a couple places where I *might* want to hook up a pc. (Some do this with wireless, because of where I live I chose a wired network). The router came with directions to set it up as a DHCP server, which assigns an IP address to each device that connects to it automatically.

When I first did this, I went with the default and the ATT Yahoo stuff all loaded. It worked, so I guess it was ok. A few months later my main PC died . I replaced it, and did not install any of the ATT Yahoo stuff on the new one. I just had to get the correct email, newsgroup, and other account settings entered, and everything worked.

Actually, the trickiest part was to remember giving my Zone Alarm firewall permissions within the workgroup to everything. Once I rememberd to do that, all was well. There was one point I called tech support ... don't remember what it was about, but they were nice and patient with me.

You mentioned something about your PC being dual-boot. Why?? Just stick with one. It's much easier. (Easier, simpler said the guy trying to learn linux)

 

[gonefishie]

Re: Insufficient system resources to complete the following request

You mentioned something about your PC being dual-boot. Why?? Just stick with one. It's much easier. (Easier, simpler said the guy trying to learn linux)

Just to experiment.

Well, I didn't have a whole lotta time last nite so I just wiped out all the unneccessry processes, program start up as mentioned. I ran msc.exe and surprisingly, there weren't anything outside of the recommendation by blackviper. Also, wiped out yahoo browser and all the related components of that aweful thing. Got online just fine with both O.S using I.E. BTW, I didn't do anything with the modem settings.