Can I launch a Windows exe with a simulated reduced amount of RAM?

Solution 1:

Right-click on the shortcut, select Properties, then Compatability. Check Run this program in compatibility mode and select the OS the application was designed to run under.

Solution 2:

For a tremendous overkill waste of resources, run windows inside a virtual machine and control the amount of RAM using the VM. Again, this is using overkill to fix this. The only reason I would do this is to not have to make any changes on my computer AND if I expected the code writer to have a fix AND if the easy answer (David Schwartz answer) didn't work.