HIMEM.SYS (missing)

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

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' https://discussions.virtualdr.com/

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 https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
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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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