Patch to Use and Install Windows Vista on Computer with Only 256MB Memory
Windows Vista has a demanding system requirements and specifications, where you need to have at least 512 MB of physical memory with recommendation on 1GB RAM in order to fully enjoy Windows Vista especially Aero Glass experience. However, you may have old PC with little memory that needs an operating system, or you need to try out Windows Vista on your spare laptop or desktop machine that has only 256MB memory. Windows Vista will start complaining about low memory available and stop the installation if you have less than 512MB RAM, here a patch that hack and take away memory check by Vista.
Download the patch vista_nomem.exe. Some anti virus has detected the file as virus or trojan heuristically, so use at your own risk.
The vista_nomem.exe cracks winsetup.dll file so that the Vista setup allows Windows Vista to install on PC with just 256 MB of memory. However, to apply to patch, you won’t be able to install Windows Vista by booting a Windows Vista DVD. So you’ll have to copy the Vista setup files to hard disk and patch the file, preferably on the target machine that you want to install Windows Vista on, and then execute the Vista installation on hard disk from another working copy of Windows or via WindowsXPe.
Here is one method of patching and installation you can follow:
- Copy the whole distribution of Windows Vista DVD to the hard disk and place them in a directory (folder), for example in C:\VISTADISTR\.
- Copy the vista_nomem.exe to the folder (i.e. C:\VISTADISTR\).
- Make sure that winsetup.dll is located on the same folder.
- Run the vista_nomem.exe.
- In the Da Patcher by AiFiLTr0 window, Click on Crack button.
- A Choose File “winsetup.dll” dialog will appear. Navigate to the Vista setup files folder (i.e. C:\VISTADISTR\) and select winsetup.dll.
- Click on Open button to apply the patch to the winsetup.dll
- Start installing Windows Vista by executing C:\VISTADISTR\sources\setup.exe file.
AiFiLTr0 successfully runs Windows Vista on machine on just 256MB.
Note that Windows Vista requires a minimum of 10GB or HDD space, and if you still want your existing Windows installation on the machine, make sure you have partition the hard disk for Vista in order not to mess up the current Windows such as WinXP installation. Beside, you will need to turn off unneeded services (you can forget about Aero Glass feature, no need to try to turn if off, it will be disabled by default on 256MB system) and other unnecessary extras so that the Windows Vista will run smoothly and without lagging on the 256-MB system.
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April 1st, 2009 15:31
Hello everybody,
You were tried to get trojans from patch winsetup.dll. I am using vista on 256 mb ram. I am giving you the trojan-free link. Trust me. replace file into directory where you copy windows vista cd data. This works 110% …
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e-mail me if this works or not…….It is spyware free.
October 26th, 2008 03:44
And in VPC 2007 only requires 408 memory!
October 26th, 2008 03:37
To do it make a newv folder on desktop called VISTA_NOMEM and put the vista_nomem.exe file in it then patch then rplace in /SOURCES/ no virus anymore! enjoy!
September 28th, 2008 08:59
che esta bueno pero no va andar mas lento que una tortuga XD?
July 1st, 2008 02:54
The patch does not work it says”wrong or bad file”!
March 29th, 2008 02:42
Hii , can anybody help me!!!
I intalled Vista for xp with this patch ” Winsetup ” But when my pc reboot , firts it load than there appears a black screen that sayng me that the installation failed because i moved some files so that’s why it failed
and they are giving me 3 steps
Instert the CV:DVD instalation and press ENTER and press Windows reapair Do anybody know hwo to fix this problem ?
I would’t also like to burn
September 25th, 2007 17:27
file is deleted on server!!!!
September 17th, 2007 00:10
Why would you pity anyone on 256 of ram with Vista? If you turn off all of the bells and whistles, it runs just fine on 256 ram. If you don’t like the patch, don’t use it. It’s a HOBBY. We don’t want pity….. This is how we learn to strip down overblown cack os’s. Blah blah blah to you. Thanks to AiFiLTr0 for posting instructions.
April 7th, 2007 19:44
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March 17th, 2007 13:36
It is not working dear!.i have copied the whole setup and tried to patch winsetup.dll and it saya “wrong or bad file”.can anyone tell me exactle how to use it.
February 20th, 2007 05:58
Agree with Jug. Must be crazy to run Vista on 256MBs. Mine Vista system uses 400MB of 1GB just doing NOTHING USEFUL FOR ME (mm, it possibly does something for MS – indexes some files, runs defends files, flashes icons etc shit).
February 11th, 2007 00:51
I hav win’ vista czeh version. how to convert the czeh language in2 english as default lang’?
February 10th, 2007 07:10
LOL at Jug
Give the poor folks a break :p
February 9th, 2007 17:29
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February 8th, 2007 20:55
Is there a patch for the brain on the users trying to do this? I pity the poor systems trying to boot Vista on 256 MB…
February 8th, 2007 10:47
ok, if you only have 256mb ram, what’s the odds your going to have the harddrive space to pull this off (BTW i just added a chip for the install and removed it after installed) and it’s actualy not that slow on 256MB with AERO just dont play any games!
February 8th, 2007 07:26
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