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98-paramater 512 himem
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I printed your post out, used it to make tea, dried it then crumbled it to small bits and cast them on the desk to get the message you are sending. To the best of my ability I think you are saying:
In 98 you are getting a himem error message of bad parameter and a value 512 showing.
Himem is a memory configuration file called in config.sys that is generated by 98 from some internal commands merged with the config.sys from the installation disk. 98 doesn't normally need the config.sys or the autoexec.bat files that are in the root of your boot drive.
If you made the emergency boot disk during installation you could boot with it, rename c:\config.sys conf.sys and rename c:\autoexec.bat ae.bat, pull the floppy and reboot.
If something doesn't work you would then use the EBD to gain access and change the files back and we go to the next step.
If this is really 98 then the operating system forum for 98 might be a better place to post.
Ed Fair
Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions.
In 98 you are getting a himem error message of bad parameter and a value 512 showing.
Himem is a memory configuration file called in config.sys that is generated by 98 from some internal commands merged with the config.sys from the installation disk. 98 doesn't normally need the config.sys or the autoexec.bat files that are in the root of your boot drive.
If you made the emergency boot disk during installation you could boot with it, rename c:\config.sys conf.sys and rename c:\autoexec.bat ae.bat, pull the floppy and reboot.
If something doesn't work you would then use the EBD to gain access and change the files back and we go to the next step.
If this is really 98 then the operating system forum for 98 might be a better place to post.
Ed Fair
Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions.
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