Not Enough Physical Memory??!?!?! at DVinfo.net

Erik Selakoff · March 11th, 2004, 10:39 PM

Hey everyone,
I have a Dual 1.25Ghz G4 with 2GB of Ram & I get a message that says--

"The program you are tying to install requires 1024K of physical memory, which this machine does not have. Continue installing Yes or No?"

--whenever I try to install the software that came with my new Palm Tungsten E. Can anyone offer any info as to what this message means & whether or not I should ignore it?

Jeff Donald · March 11th, 2004, 10:44 PM

What are you trying to install?

Erik Selakoff · March 11th, 2004, 10:59 PM

Hey Jeff,
I'm just trying to install the software that came with my Palm Tungsten E. It's just their Dektop Installer. I don't know if this helps but after I insert the CD i'm supposed to click on the Palm Desktop Installer icon & after doing that I get the message about not enough physical memory.
Any ideas?
I called Palm & they said it was a Hardware Issue.

Jeff Donald · March 11th, 2004, 11:06 PM

You probably have too much memory installed and it is confusing the installer. Remove some ram and try to install the app. You may have to go below 1 GB to get it to work. Once installed you can re-install the ram

Erik Selakoff · March 11th, 2004, 11:11 PM

Hey again Jeff,
Perhaps this is a dumb question but how can I have too much memory? I don't understand.

Jeff Donald · March 11th, 2004, 11:14 PM

Some applications don't like to "see" more than 1GB of ram. They produce errors when they encounter this. This may not be the ultimate cause, but it's where I would start.

Erik Selakoff · March 11th, 2004, 11:15 PM

Ok. I'll give it a try & let you know. Thanks.

Erik Selakoff · March 12th, 2004, 12:12 AM

Hey Jeff.
Thanks alot. That seems to have done it. Now I just need to learn how to use the thing.
Cheers,
Erik

March 11th, 2004, 10:39 PM	#1
Erik Selakoff Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New York, NY Posts: 51	Not Enough Physical Memory??!?!?! Hey everyone, I have a Dual 1.25Ghz G4 with 2GB of Ram & I get a message that says-- "The program you are tying to install requires 1024K of physical memory, which this machine does not have. Continue installing Yes or No?" --whenever I try to install the software that came with my new Palm Tungsten E. Can anyone offer any info as to what this message means & whether or not I should ignore it? __________________ If it's not one thing, it's another!!!

March 11th, 2004, 10:44 PM	#2
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	What are you trying to install? __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

March 11th, 2004, 10:59 PM	#3
Erik Selakoff Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New York, NY Posts: 51	Hey Jeff, I'm just trying to install the software that came with my Palm Tungsten E. It's just their Dektop Installer. I don't know if this helps but after I insert the CD i'm supposed to click on the Palm Desktop Installer icon & after doing that I get the message about not enough physical memory. Any ideas? I called Palm & they said it was a Hardware Issue. __________________ If it's not one thing, it's another!!!

March 11th, 2004, 11:06 PM	#4
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	You probably have too much memory installed and it is confusing the installer. Remove some ram and try to install the app. You may have to go below 1 GB to get it to work. Once installed you can re-install the ram __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

March 11th, 2004, 11:11 PM	#5
Erik Selakoff Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New York, NY Posts: 51	Hey again Jeff, Perhaps this is a dumb question but how can I have too much memory? I don't understand. __________________ If it's not one thing, it's another!!!

March 11th, 2004, 11:14 PM	#6
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	Some applications don't like to "see" more than 1GB of ram. They produce errors when they encounter this. This may not be the ultimate cause, but it's where I would start. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

March 11th, 2004, 11:15 PM	#7
Erik Selakoff Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New York, NY Posts: 51	Ok. I'll give it a try & let you know. Thanks. __________________ If it's not one thing, it's another!!!

March 12th, 2004, 12:12 AM	#8
Erik Selakoff Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New York, NY Posts: 51	Hey Jeff. Thanks alot. That seems to have done it. Now I just need to learn how to use the thing. Cheers, Erik __________________ If it's not one thing, it's another!!!