well its definately more than 192 cos here is a quote from Crucial Memory's site 'Crucial recommends at least 96MB for Windows ME, and 256MB or more if you're planning to take full advantage of the operating system's built-in multi-media capabilities.'

Seems I have not the answer to my problem after all. Thanks for the replies anyway people. I guess I gonna have to do more searching, although I still think its a really wierd situation I find myself in.