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Windows Forum / Windows 98 / Performance / August 2003real mode system memory allocation failed
Hi, I installed Coreldraw on my win 98 se system, and now it will only start in safe mode. When I try to do a normal reboot, or even a selective one with most of the drivers, which were there before, loading, I get a black screen almost immediately, and the error message: Error: Real mode system memory allocation failed while initializing device IOS. After that only the three fingered salute will produce any result. When I boot in safe mode, things seem normal. Can anyone point the way to resolving this issue? Thanks in advance, Margo Guda. Remove CorelDraw .... reboot and make sure it comes up normal again .. then re-install Corel ... Corel applications can be trouble in the first place. > Hi, > I installed Coreldraw on my win 98 se system, and now it will only start [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Margo Guda. Also, try the support on Corel's homepage. > Hi, > I installed Coreldraw on my win 98 se system, and now it will only start [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Margo Guda. excellent ... so i guess you have it 'back to norm' now? > Also, try the support on Corel's homepage. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > > > Margo Guda. Yes the system is back to normal. I've also learned a little more about what caused the problem, thanks to someone on the corel forum delving into the problem. The number of fonts is to blame. Many apps need their own special fonts, and then there are windows' default installed fonts. I periodically clean out unnecessary fonts, but it's not easy deciding which is which, so I had a total of 173 fonts installed. Then the new coreldraw wants to add to that, I suppose... and bang, a corrupted registry. At this point I'm thinking going to CD11 is probably not worth the trouble... >excellent ... so i guess you have it 'back to norm' now? > [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > > Yes the system is back to normal. I've also learned a little more about > what caused the problem, thanks to someone on the corel forum delving [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > >>> > >>>Margo Guda. The trick is to use the custom install and only select the default fonts. Windows has trouble when 500+ fonts are installed. However, Coreldraw normally warns you that you are going to exceed that limit and suggests the above. Tony |
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