Bad or missing c:\dos\emm386.exe

[Patricia Flernoy]

I was planning to give my 12 year old daughter my old 486dx2 50mhz which had been upgraded to 100 mhz pentium. I also had win 95 installed. The original o/s was win 3.1 for workgroups.

I am getting the following message when I turn the computer on:

Bad or missing C http://discussions.virtualdr.com/biggrin.gifos\Emm386.exe
Error in Config.Sys line 4

I can't even get the c: prompt
Also, it states that my cdrom is installed however, it is not reading my cdrom. I am using Dos 6.20. Please help me!!

Also shows 1 cdrom drive(s) connected
cd rom device driver installed

LH C:\DOS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD0001/M:30/L
FILE NOT FOUND

C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE 1024 512/X
BAD COMMAND OR FILE NAME

I used the master cd for the computer I am currently using which has windows 95 installed on it. Both computers are Packard Bell.

[This message has been edited by Patricia Flernoy (edited 12-31-99).]
I made a setup disk from my good system. Now I received a message stating "The compression driver cannot be set up correctly".

[This message has been edited by Patricia Flernoy (edited 12-31-99).]

[Steve R Jones]

You're going to have to find/create a boot disk off another pc with win9x on it. Go to the sick pc and boot off it. When you get to the A: prompt type C: . Then type cd\windows\command . Then type: edit C:\config.sys

Look for and add/edit the line:
Device=C:\windows\emm386.exe noems
Any and all lines in the config.sys should reference the windows directory.

Good Luck.

[This message has been edited by Steve R Jones (edited 12-31-99).]

[Patricia Flernoy]

I can't boot up at all. I installed the master disk from my other computer which has windows 95 installed on it. Also getting the following message when I press F8 to try to boot up:

1 cdrom drive(s) connected
cd rom device driver installed

LH C:\DOS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD0001/M:30/L
FILE NOT FOUND

C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE 1024 512/ X
BAD COMMAND OR FILE NAME

[Steve R Jones]

You're going to have to find/create a boot disk off another pc with win9x on it. Go to the sick pc and boot off it. When you get to the A: prompt type C: . Then type cd\windows\command . Then type: edit C:\config.sys
Look for and add/edit the line:
Device=C:\windows\emm386.exe noems
Any and all lines in the config.sys should reference the windows directory.

Good Luck.

[Eeyore]

If you are using the Master Boot disk for the other computer, it is only designed to install fom the CD. On a good computer with Windows 95 on it, Go to the Control Panel, Add/Remove programs, select Startup Disk. This will make a disk in the A floppy drive. Use that disk to boot the sick computer.
Dennis