Re: XP Startup Error Message

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From: Rich Barry (rbarry_at_NOTsocal.rr.com)
Date: 07/16/04 

Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 13:42:22 -0700

    Amy, you are using an older program designed to work with DOS based OS's
such as Win9X, Me or
     Older. If you know what that program is then try running it in
compatibility mode.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/appcompat.mspx

"Amy Leigh" <Amy Leigh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:46B2FCE3-BC7C-4520-9D3D-DE68F3743440@microsoft.com...
> I get the following error when I turn on my computer: "Can't run 16-bit
Windows program. Insufficient memory to run this application. Quit one or
more Windows applications then try again."
>
> This happens at startup before I even open any programs. I just close the
error, and as far as I can tell, I am able to open all of my programs. But
my computer does seem to be running much slower. Can someone help me with
this? Thanks!

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