The Virtual Ram {XP has it - i can't remember if 98 does or not}
It's a section of the hard drive that the machine uses as ram- it isn't the actual memory that you plug in to the mother board.
a google listing about setting it-
have appt soon or I'd find a good one for you - time limited now.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...+win98&spell=1