Stuffed Autoexec.bat file

[Osamathegrouch]

I all,
The problem goes like this...
I was tying to change some stuff in the autoexec.bat on my 486 with win 3.1. Now all my computer does is churn and load the win splash screen and then freezes at that point.
Please help. I only have today to fix it so I can give it to my grandmother in two days!!!
HELP!
Is it possiable to skip into DOS before that happens? thanks for any help people.

[AlaricD]

If you are running DOS 6 or higher, when you see the message Starting MS-DOS..., press the F5 key and it will put you at the C:\> prompt.

[Osamathegrouch]

Hey thanks for that reply....But now I came faced with another issue...It seems that the file himem.sys is missing which my computer need in order to load the computer....Any idea if I can copy one from somewhere else? Does that work you think? Anyway...please someone let me know.

Thanks again all.

[billman]

http://www.drdos.net/

[Vernon Frazee]

The MS-DOS boot disks available at the bottom of this page should include himem.sys.

[AlaricD]

Originally posted by Osamathegrouch
Hey thanks for that reply....But now I came faced with another issue...It seems that the file himem.sys is missing which my computer need in order to load the computer....Any idea if I can copy one from somewhere else? Does that work you think? Anyway...please someone let me know.

Thanks again all.

Are you sure the file is actually MISSING, or is the line in CONFIG.SYS written incorrectly? Did you use DIR /S /A HIMEM.SYS when in the root of C: to search for the file? (The /S makes it search subdirectories, the /A will show it even if hidden.)

If you have Windows 3.1 installed, then you should have TWO copies of HIMEM.SYS to choose from-- the one in C:\DOS and the one in C:\WINDOWS . If you have DOS 5.0 or higher, the one in \DOS will be just fine, if you are running a version lower than 5.0, you should use the one in \WINDOWS for best results. (Either version should work, in all actuality, but the more recent version should work 'better'. I may be wrong about which version is newest, check the time/date stamp on the files to see which is newer.)

DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS or DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS should be in the CONFIG.SYS.

[Vernon Frazee]

MS-DOS 5.00 06/1991
Windows 3.1 03/1992
MS-DOS 6.00 03/1993
MS-DOS 6.20 09/1993
Win/NT  3.1 07/1993 
Win4WG 3.11 11/1993 *
MS-DOS 6.21 02/1994
Win/NT  3.5 09/1994 
MS-DOS 6.22 05/1994
Windows  95 08/1995

*Win4WG = Windows for Workgroups

[billman]

This person is saying that he is using Dr-Dos on this PC?

It really sounds like he deleted the root directory on that PC. This was a common issue with Windows 3.1 users!!

Ok, does the computer boot up to drive C:? If it does, do a DIR of drive C; and let us know what is there.

also type in ver and let us know what version of DOS this thing has.

Then do your Grandmother a service and go buy her a 'newer' PC. Please!!

[AlaricD]

Originally posted by billman
This person is saying that he is using Dr-Dos on this PC?

It really sounds like he deleted the root directory on that PC. This was a common issue with Windows 3.1 users!!

Ok, does the computer boot up to drive C:? If it does, do a DIR of drive C; and let us know what is there.

also type in ver and let us know what version of DOS this thing has.

I don't think osamathegrouch ever said he was using DR-DOS. I did notice that you posted a link to drdos.net earlier, and I was confused as to why. Perhaps you saw my signature and somehow attributed my DR-DOS to osamathegrouch.

[billman]

OH yes,
I DID see your reply, and I am not seeing the original message.
Thanks for the heads up.!!!
The original user was NOT using Dr-Dos.
He never did reply back here,,, so its time to move on.