Microsoft KB Archive/143366

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MSB Solar: ErrMsg: Solar System Needs More Memory to Run

Article ID: 143366

Article Last Modified on 11/24/2003

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APPLIES TO

• the operating system: Microsoft Windows 3.0a
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Windows 3.0 Standard Edition
• Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Explores the Solar System
• Microsoft Dogs
• Microsoft Windows 3.11 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q143366

1.00 WINDOWS kbother kberrmsg kbprb kbmm

SYMPTOMS

When you run Magic School Bus Explores the Solar System on a computer using Windows 3.x, you may receive the following error message:

Solar System needs more memory to run.

When you try to install Dogs you may receive the following error message:

Not enough memory to initialize (mem 504). Try closing all other applications or increasing the size of your swapfile.

CAUSE

You may receive this error message if Adobe Type Manager (ATM) or MoreFonts is installed on your system. These two font packages modify the System.ini file by changing the System.drv line and adding a new line.

For example:

Adobe Type Manager makes the following modifications to the System.ini file:

[Boot]
   SYSTEM.DRV=ATMSYS.DRV
   ATMSYS.DRV=SYSTEM.DRV
                

MoreFonts by Micrologic Software makes the following modifications to the System.ini file:

[Boot]
   SYSTEM.DRV=MFSYS.DRV
   MF.SYSTEM.DRV=SYSTEM.DRV
                

RESOLUTION

To disable ATM or MoreFonts, make the following changes to the System.ini file:

1. In Program Manager, click Run on the File menu.
2. In the Command Line box, type sysedit and press ENTER.
3. Click the System.ini file to bring it to the front.

4. In the [Boot] section, locate the following lines:

   SYSTEM.DRV=ATMSYS.DRV
   ATMSYS.DRV=SYSTEM.DRV
                           

   -or-

   SYSTEM.DRV=MFSYS.DRV
   MF.SYSTEM.DRV=SYSTEM.DRV
                           

5. Remark out these lines out by placing two semicolons as follows:

   ;;SYSTEM.DRV=ATMSYS.DRV
   ;;ATMSYS.DRV=SYSTEM.DRV
                           

   -or-

   ;;SYSTEM.DRV=MFSYS.DRV
   ;;MF.SYSTEM.DRV=SYSTEM.DRV
                           

6. Add the following line to the [Boot] section of the System.ini file:

   SYSTEM.DRV=SYSTEM.DRV
                           

7. On the File menu, click Exit, and then click Yes to save the changes.
8. Restart Windows.

After following these steps, you should be able to run MSB Solar System successfully.

Additional query words: 1.00 memory msb msbss frizz kbmm multimedia multi-media run errmsg hangs freezes winmsbsolar msbsolar err msg

Keywords: kbprb kbfaq KB143366

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