Microsoft KB Archive/282401

= HOW TO: Install Windows XP on a Computer with Less Than 64 MB of RAM =

Q282401

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 * Installing Windows XP on a Computer with Less Than 64MB of RAM

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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SUMMARY
In general, Windows XP requires a minimum of 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM for a successful installation. Although performance will be severely impacted, you can install Windows XP with 32 MB of RAM; this article describes how to do so.

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Installing Windows XP on a Computer with Less Than 64MB of RAM
 Copy the Txtsetup.sif and Dosnet.inf files to a temporary folder. Edit the Txtsetup.sif file. Change the value of RequiredMemory to match the following text: Edit the Dosnet.inf file. Change the value of MinimumMemory to match the following text:  From a command prompt, type the following command to install Windows XP: "winnt32 /m:C:\Nameoftempdirecory" where Nameoftempdirecory is the name of the temporary folder that you created in step 1. 

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Additional query words: Txtsetup sif Dosnet inf

Keywords : kbhw kbHardware kbHOWTOmaster

Issue type : kbhowto

Technology : kbWinXPProSearch kbWinXPHomeSearch kbWinXPSearch

Last Reviewed: October 4, 2001

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