Not Enough Memory Starting Word with High CACHESIZE

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Use one of the following procedures appropriate for your version of Word:

Word 6.0 for Windows NT

To change the CacheSize setting for Word 6 for Windows NT, you must edit the following key in the Windows NT Registry using the Registry Editor:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Word\6.0\Options
				

This key lists configuration information for Word-specific user options that are not covered by the Data\Settings value and is equivalent to the [Microsoft Word] section of the WINWORD6.INI file in Word for Windows excluding proofing tools information.

   Value                            Description

   CacheSize : REG_SZ : xxx         Sets the maximum size of caching used
                                    for Word documents. Increase for better
                                    performance. The minimum and default
                                    cache size is 64K.
				

Word for Windows 95 (7.x)

To change the CacheSize setting for Word 7.x, use one of the following methods:

Method 1: Use the RegOptions Macro

You can use the RegOptions Macro supplied with Word 7 in the Macros7.dot template:

1. On the File menu, click Templates.
2. Click Add.
3. Change to the Macros subfolder under Winword (for example, C:\Msoffice\Winword\Macros).
4. Select the Macros7.dot file and click OK. This step adds the Macros7 template to the "Global Templates and Add-ins" box. Click OK.
5. On the Tools menu, click Macro.
6. In the Macros Available In list, click "Macros7.dot (Global Template)." In the Macro Name list, click RegOptions and then click Run.
7. In the Section box, select Word 7.0 Options.
8. In the Option box, select CacheSize.
9. In the Setting box, type in the desire Cachesize setting.

Method 2: Change the Windows 95 Registry

To change the CacheSize setting for Word 7, you must edit the following key in the Windows 95 Registry using the Registry Editor:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Word\7.0\Options
				

This key stores those options that the user can set from Word, either by changing menu options or by running the RegOptions macro.

      Value                            Description

      CacheSize : REG_SZ : xxx         Sets the maximum size of caching
                                       used for Word documents. Increase
                                       for better performance. The minimum
                                       and default cache size is 64K.