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  1. March 16th, 2002, 08:06 AM #1
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    HIMEM problem

    Bought an old 486 for a friend and trying to install Windows 3.1.

    It installed fine but on bootup it can't find the HIMEM.SYS.

    I know it goes into the Config.sys as "Device=C:\dos\himem.sys" but I can't get into it. I type out C:\edit config.sys <enter> and get "Bad command or File Name".

    I try typing C:\edit C:\config.sys and get the same message.

    What am I doing wrong? Am I missing a step?

    Thanks,

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  2. March 16th, 2002, 09:57 AM #2
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    Try:

       edit c:\config.sys

    If that doesn't work, try:

       c:\dos\edit c:\config.sys
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  3. March 16th, 2002, 12:38 PM #3
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    OK, tried "edit config.sys", "edit c:\config.sys" and "dos\edit c:\config.sys" (all from c:\) nothing works.
    I did a "ver" from see and get DOS Ver 7.10.

    Seems a bit high for Windows 3.1

    Also, at boot up, I'm still getting the Win98 splash screen for about 2 seconds before the DOS screen comes up and tells the the HIMEM is missing. Could this have something to do with it?

    I'm going to format the drive again and start from scratch and see what happens.

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    Typical disk manager playing havoc. Glad they are not necessary anymore...

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    Originally posted by DocD:
    OK, tried "edit config.sys", "edit c:\config.sys" and "dos\edit c:\config.sys" (all from c:\) nothing works.
    I did a "ver" from see and get DOS Ver 7.10.

    Seems a bit high for Windows 3.1

    Also, at boot up, I'm still getting the Win98 splash screen for about 2 seconds before the DOS screen comes up and tells the the HIMEM is missing. Could this have something to do with it?

    I'm going to format the drive again and start from scratch and see what happens.

    DocD
    You can't edit config.sys because edit is not in the path. You might also be running PC-DOS. Try "e config.sys" instead.

    Or, from c:\ type dir /s edit.com and make note of the directory or directories the file is in. Then type the full path to edit at the prompt or switch to the same directory as edit.
    For example:

    Code:
    C:\>dir edit.com /s

 Volume in drive C has no label
 Volume Serial Number is 316D-13DB

Directory of C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND

EDIT     COM        69,902  05-11-98  8:01p EDIT.COM
         1 file(s)         69,902 bytes

Total files listed:
         1 file(s)         69,902 bytes
         0 dir(s)        6,642.75 MB free
    So you could type c:\windows\edit.com c:\config.sys or cd windows and then edit c:\config.sys.

    If you are running PC-DOS then HIMEM.SYS would be in the \DOS\ directory, as would E (the PC-DOS text editor.) You can use the dir /s trick to find those files, as well.



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    DocD> I did a "ver" from see and get DOS Ver 7.10.

    DocD> Also, at boot up, I'm still getting the Win98 splash screen for about 2 seconds before the DOS screen comes up ...

    DocD> ... trying to install Windows 3.1

    As you found out, Windows 3.1 wasn't designed to be installed over Windows 98.

    DocD> I'm going to format the drive again and start from scratch and see what happens.

    The best advice I've seen so far ... and it's yours.

    After the FORMAT, install MS-DOS and then Windows 3.1.
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    Originally posted by Vernon Frazee:
    DocD> I did a "ver" from see and get DOS Ver 7.10.

    DocD> Also, at boot up, I'm still getting the Win98 splash screen for about 2 seconds before the DOS screen comes up ...

    DocD> ... trying to install Windows 3.1

    As you found out, Windows 3.1 wasn't designed to be installed over Windows 98.

    DocD> I'm going to format the drive again and start from scratch and see what happens.

    The best advice I've seen so far ... and it's yours.

    After the FORMAT, install MS-DOS and then Windows 3.1.
    I would have liked to see the full output of the VER command, myself. That "MS-" or "PC-" prefix to "DOS" would have told us a lot...

    ------------------
    Am386DX-40 + Cx387DX-40
    32MB, 128KB cache
    (2) 540MB HD's
    8x CD
    2MB Video
    SB16 PnP
    DR-DOS 7.04
    Win3.11 w/ Win32s
    --
    Just because it's unusual doesn't make it a virus!
    Ping is NOT an acronym!
    Welcome to the Eclipse(C). The Evolution of an Idea
    Options: DCM3 LCR VMS CVM Sil CPI VMI ANI 648 CA1 SACD500 Att CID RLS TIME DLG

    Version: ECLIPSE 2.0.0 09/09/98 System is BUSY Thu 07-21-05 1:31 pm
    Access Level = 10 Port = 10
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