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Install Vista on 256MB RAM Now install your VISTA copy on 256 MB RAM. Rate Topic: -----

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Posted 23 February 2007 - 11:47 PM

you might have noticed that, VISTA refused to install on the machine consisting 256 MB RAM.
Now you can install Vista on 256 MB RAM machine replacing the file on your DVD or Source.
Eg:- X:\vista\sources\winsetup.dll

But it is not recommended to install VISTA on just 256MB RAM. Hope u upgrade ur RAM soon

Download Patched Winsetup.dll

This post has been edited by Nepali: 24 February 2007 - 09:25 AM



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Posted 23 February 2007 - 11:51 PM

thanx for this trick. It will help to low-RAM users

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Posted 24 February 2007 - 08:10 PM

yeah neo..
definately, it will help those who got 256 or 384 MB of RAM.
But, will they satisfied with the performance ? :P

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Posted 24 February 2007 - 09:09 PM

Hopefully Nuhi adds this to vLite in later versions.

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  Posted 11 April 2007 - 08:29 AM

hi i have a 320MB RAM and 766MHZ old pc, will it still install?? i have a another question! can i run vista ultimate on virtual pc 2007 with 256MB ram installed and windows xp??? please help me!!

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Posted 11 April 2007 - 09:23 AM

If you patch winsetup and install, it'll install on 320MB of RAM, or 256MB in a VM. It removes the RAM check, although there are features of Vista (like Media Center) I wouldn't suggest running, even on 512MB of RAM.

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Posted 11 April 2007 - 11:47 PM

can it be run in virtual pc?? or even on my old pc??? give me some help pls!! even on my low processor?? i there any patch or crack that helps to bypass these checks by vista??

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Posted 12 April 2007 - 06:46 AM

The patch to bypass the check for RAM is winsetup.dll in this thread. And yes, it'll run on Virtual PC, just without any Aero.

But it'll run like crap :)

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Posted 03 August 2007 - 04:40 PM

E$exactly what i needed to play with vista in VMware, until my new machine is all built and shipped, thanks for that!

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Posted 10 September 2007 - 01:07 AM

Hi,
I try this this morning, but nothing work ! Windows vista ask me again that there is not enough memory
I put the DLL file in dvdsource\sources\ : nothing
Then i mount the install.wim and replace the original one : dvdources\mount\windows\system32\oobe\ : nothing
Windows doen't install itself

MayBe did we need to put this dll file into the Boot.wim ?

If anyone try this, please share a little simple tuto for others !!

PS : i try just an other release shared by a friend, i copy the sources files then when i look in with Vlite : 256 mb was
fixed automatically but when i look in my release, 256 Mb is fixed to default and doen't accept to be fixed in 256 mb at all
It's strange !!

Thanks for whom who can help me !!
Best regards

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Posted 10 September 2007 - 01:28 AM

Hi eveybody...
I've just try another test, i just copy the Boot.wim coming from a little release shared by a friend
This relase can install itself with only 256 mb.
So i copy this boot.wim into my original DVD source, then create a new ISO without using Vlite
I try to boot then no problemo !!!! so it seems to be something into the Boot.wim !
I am installing Windows Enterprise now... so i turn back to you if i got some more info

Ciao

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Posted 10 September 2007 - 02:51 AM

Hi,
When the first step of installation ended (uncompress image, etc...) The installation gives me this error
windows could not set the offline local information error 0x800000001

So there is a problem...

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Posted 10 September 2007 - 03:46 AM

why would you want to install Vista in 256 Mb of RAM? not even 512 is enough for it

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Posted 10 September 2007 - 04:11 PM

Even better than hexing files is a command switch to bypass the hardware restrictions:

http://www.msfn.org/...showtopic=99602

setup.exe /nosyscheck

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Posted 10 September 2007 - 04:15 PM

vLite can also remove the hardware installation requirements, if I am not mistaken.

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Posted 14 September 2007 - 10:20 AM

hey i run vista ultimate x86 on 512mb ram it runs amazing maybe u should experience it before your judge it!

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Posted 22 December 2007 - 06:07 PM

View Posttap52384, on Sep 10 2007, 08:15 PM, said:

vLite can also remove the hardware installation requirements, if I am not mistaken.



Yes it may, but for me,.... didn't works with Vlite ,it crashes at installation, and so that's why he put the patched dll here. Maybe he knew this thing before come you and post without a bit little thinking.

Thank you Nepali for let me to download it!!!

I have 1,4 AMD Thunderbird CPu , 256 SDRAM, 40 GB Hitachi HDD, Radeon 9250 SE 128/128. And Vista run's very well on it. :D

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Posted 15 January 2008 - 05:20 PM

Hi ppl! Yo i made an iso of my vista dvd and then opened it and replaced the winsetup.dll with tha patched 1 and then saved the iso.

But in virtual PC wen i try running the iso the error still comes up that theres not enough memory!
Plz help
WAT am i doing wrong???? :ph34r: :blushing:

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Posted 16 January 2008 - 05:24 PM

Check vlite forum....

A friend there managed to get it work on 128MB RAM :D :D

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Posted 16 January 2008 - 05:47 PM

honestly i dont get this.
people are willing to pay hundreds of dollars for vista but they cant get a gig of ram which costs $40 now?

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