HIMEM.SYS (missing)

[JusBKozz]

When I shut down my computer and try to restart this is the message I get: EMM386 has detected an error #1 in an application at memory address F683:31D4. To mimimize the chance of data loss, EMM386 has halted your computer.

When I ran scandisk, it told me it would not scan because the HIMEM.sys file was missing from my windows directory. I checked, and I see a Himem.sys file in the windows directory.

At any rate, I can't start my computer in anything but "safe" mode, and I don't know anything about computers except how to bling them up, I guess. lol Can anyone help? I'd appreciate it. I'm on a friends computer as a guest, but I will check my email daily. Thanks in advance for any assistance you have to offer.

Sincerely,
JusBKozz a.k.a. Margie Eileen

[davidgsmith]

Hello JusBKozz,
Welcome to Virtual Dr.
'Himem.sys missing' can be caused by a few different things. My suggestion is to go to the top of this page and click on 'Search'

Then type in: himem.sys missing then click search. You'll find a slew of posts from different people with the same error message, you should find conditions similar to yours and the correct solution.

Good Luck,
Dave



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[PCSolutions]

See if this helps
Missing Himem.sys

If the line DOS=HIGH,UMB,NOAUTO is present in the config.sys file it might cause both problems

Have you just reinstalled windoes? A little ore info about the background would be helpful

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