I want to run WinLinux 2000 on Windows ME. So I took the 25 minutes to download it and 3 hours to install it, and it seems to not want to run on my computer. When I attempt to load it it says that I'm running in V86-mode and I need to run in pure 386/486 real mode. Then at the bottom of the DOS window it says I don't have enough memory to boot, although I exceed the memory requirement to run the program. How do I fix this? (I think it might be related to a problem stated in system properties saying that "Compatability mode paging reduces overall system performance" which causes my hard drives to run in MSDOS compatability mode, but I don't know how to fix that either and I'm not completely sure that's the link to the first problem)

are you using the winlinux bootdisk(floppy) to start winlinux? you can find info on comapatibiity mode file system at http://www.windows-help.net

Fix Hard Disks Running in MS-DOS Compatibility Mode An InfiniSource Techfile If you view the information on the Performance tab (Control Panel > System), you may see a message: Compatibility Mode Paging reduces overall system performance Note: the message: Some drives are using MS-DOS compatibility ...means that your floppy disk drive or CD-ROM drive are operating in MS-DOS compatibility mode. We discuss only hard disks operating in MS-DOS compatibility mode here. To force Windows to attempt to reinitialize the protected-mode IDE driver you'll have to remove the noide entry from the registry: 1.Start the Registry Editor 2.Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ System \ CurrentControlSet \ Services \ VxD \ IOS 3.Delete the NoIDE entry 4.Search your registry for BAD_IDE (You can Search the registry by pressing F3 while working in the registry editor. 5.Delete any BAD_IDE values you find After you update the registry, restart Windows. Windows will then attempt to initialize the protected-mode driver for the controller. If no problems are encountered, the file system and virtual memory will operate in 32-bit mode, and Device Manager will not display an exclamation point in a yellow circle for the IDE channels. If the protected-mode driver is not initialized properly, an error message will be displayed and the NoIDE registry entry will be re-created. There are several reasons why your Hard Disks might be running in MS-DOS compatibility mode: An "unsafe" device driver, memory-resident program, or virus hooked the INT21h or INT13h chain before Windows loaded The hard disk controller in your computer was not detected by Windows The hard disk controller was removed from the current configuration in Device Manager There is a resource conflict between the hard disk controller and another hardware device The Windows protected-mode driver is missing or damaged The Windows 95 32-bit protected-mode disk drivers detected an unsupportable configuration or incompatible hardware

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q130/1/79.asp?FR=1

you have to use the winlinux bootdisk (floppy) to run winlinux in win-me it is on their page.

http://www.winlinux.net/winme_update.html