Config.sys file too large for memory
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Config.sys file too large for memory
Monday, August 8, 2005 at 7:55 pm
Posted by RennegadeX
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I just installed windows 95 on a compaq LTE 5200.
Hard drive is 1G and memory is 12MB.
When I boot after the install I get the following message
The configuration specified in the CONFIG.SYS file is too large for memory. Remove
some drivers, and then try again.
The config.sys file is empty. Has anybody seen this message before. I search the
web and can't seem to find anybody that came across this error.
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re: Config.sys file too large for memory
Monday, August 8, 2005 at 8:17 pm
Posted by Jerry
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Try putting this one line in CONFIG.SYS:
DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS
Jerry
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re: Config.sys file too large for memory
Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 5:08 am
Posted by RennegadeX
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That did not work. I am wondering if I got bad install.
My overall goal is to install ZipSlack on the laptop. I need to install win 95 for
its long name capabilities when extracting ZipSlack.
On Monday, August 8, 2005 at 8:17 pm, Jerry wrote:
>Try putting this one line in CONFIG.SYS:
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>DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS
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>Jerry
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re: Config.sys file too large for memory
Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 12:02 pm
Posted by Jerry
(875 messages posted)
OK -- How about an "LFN Emulator"? -- adds LFN
functionality to (some) DOS programs. I've used
both LFNDOS and DOSLFN with various degrees of
success. I found ODI'S LFN TOOLS to be the most
predictable and reliable, but that's not an
emulator.
http://sta.c64.org/lfnemu.html
Jerry
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re: Config.sys file too large for memory
Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at 12:56 pm
Posted by Keith Stanier
(1067 messages posted)
This is my Config.sys and its worked perfectly for years on Win95 and 98.
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE
DOS=HIGH,UMB
DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\display.sys con=(ega,,1)
Country=044,437,C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\country.sys
Make sure you have these files in your Windows folder.
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