Thanks Maris - it did tell me how to a) limit used memory and b) limit
vcache size.
a) msconfig / advanced / Limit memory to xxx (MB)
b) system.ini / under [vcache] add a line "MaxFileCache=xxxxxx" (KB)
I'll see if these make any difference when I next scan.
Julian
At 13:51 11/10/01, you wrote:
>Check
>concerning Windows 95 and 98 machines with more than 512MB of RAM - maybe
>(?) it will help.
>
>Maris
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Julian Robinson" <jrobinso@pcug.org.au>
>To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
>Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 9:47 PM
>Subject: RE: filmscanners: Nikon Scan 3.1.1 ?
>
>
>| My impression was it was not the drivers that were the problem (maybe I
>| mean not not ONLY the drivers), but memory management.
>|
>| For the record I use Nikonscan 3.1 on my LS2000 with single processor
>| Pentium III 500MHz 768MB RAM Windows 98 non-SE, and it crashes
>| regularly. It is the only programme that crashes my system reliably these
>| days.
>|
>| There was a thread a while ago about WIn98 non-SE having problems with
>more
>| than 512MB RAM with Nikonscan, bit I think I had the same number of
>crashes
>| with less than 500MB before I upgraded. I am not sure about this so maybe
>| I should try it again. Does anyone know how to set up the computer to use
>| only 512 RAM from the desktop rather than removing it physically?
>|
>| Julian
>|
>| At 03:46 11/10/01, you wrote:
>| >Er, I tested it on 10 different machines and it has never crashed.
>| >Crashing is usually to poor drivers written by board manufactureres for
>| >the USB ports, the same goes for FireWire.
>| >
>| >--
>| >James Grove
>| >james@jamesgrove.co.uk
>| >www.jamesgrove.co.uk
>| >www.mountain-photos.co.uk
>| >ICQ 99737573
>| >
>| >-----Original Message-----
>| >From: owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
>| >[mailto:owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk] On Behalf Of Julian Robinson
>| >Sent: 10 October 2001 02:31
>| >To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
>| >Subject: RE: filmscanners: Nikon Scan 3.1.1 ?
>| >
>| >
>| >
>| > >A new version is being beta tested by agents.
>| >
>| >
>| >Are you suggesting the earlier versions were actually tested? In the
>| >real
>| >world? Amazing.
>| >
>| >If you think I am being too hard, this is slightly tongue in cheek, but
>| >it
>| >was inexcusable to unleash existing versions of Nikonscan 3 when it so
>| >reliably crashes such a high percentage of computers.
>|
>|
>|
