Memory Dump + network card

[Scuba]

I have this very strange problem. I have a system here running XP Pro with
256 megs of ram.
The system has a built in network card. If I remove the network card (
uninstall the drivers ) then reinstall them the system is ok.
My Physical memory Available sits at about 70 megs. Once I reboot the system
Physical memory drops like a rock until there is about
3megs of available memory and the system comes to a stop for the most part.
I tried diableing the built in network card in the Bios and installing a PCI
network card.
I get the exact same results. System is fine until I reboot.

Any ideas?

 

[Alex Nichol]

The system has a built in network card. If I remove the network card (
uninstall the drivers ) then reinstall them the system is ok.
My Physical memory Available sits at about 70 megs. Once I reboot the system
Physical memory drops like a rock until there is about
3megs of available memory and the system comes to a stop for the most part.

I don't know why the system is hanging, but this is behaviour to be
expected of 'Available Physical Memeory'. That is a bad name - it ought
to be 'RAM for which at present there is no conceivable use' - which is
usually zero on that size RAM. See www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm for
more