To free up more conventional memory, noting you are using Windows 98, Microsoft recommends the following lines in your C:\CONFIG.SYS:

device=c:\windows\himem.sys
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM
dos=high,umb
files=250

You must reboot for the change to take effect.

Open a DOS window both before and after the change and type MEM. Look at the line that says "Largest executable program."

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