HOW TO GET TO & EDIT CONFIG &AUTOEXEC FILES(USING TOO MUCH MEMORY)

[Guest WILDLYLE]

INSTALLED WIN98 ON CLEAN HARDDRIVE,BUT EVERY TIME IT TRIES TO BOOT

I GET BLACK SCREEN THAT SAYS "NOT ENOUGH MEMORY TO START WINDOWS"

THAT I NEED TO FILESEDIT MY CONFIG &AUTOEXEC

 

I NEED THE INFO. ON HOW TO GET TO THESE FILES,& HOW TO PROPERLY EDIT

THEM SO THEY DONT USE UP NEEDED MEMORY. THANK-YOU,FOR ANY HELP

YOU CAN GIVE ME.

[Guest thanatoid]

Re: HOW TO GET TO & EDIT CONFIG &AUTOEXEC FILES(USING TOO MUCH MEMORY)

 

=?Utf-8?B?V0lMRExZTEU=?= <WILDLYLE@discussions.microsoft.com>

wrote in

news:99B6B428-B4BE-4195-831F-33A0738E8739@microsoft.com:

> INSTALLED WIN98 ON CLEAN HARDDRIVE,BUT EVERY TIME IT TRIES

> TO BOOT I GET BLACK SCREEN THAT SAYS "NOT ENOUGH MEMORY TO

> START WINDOWS" THAT I NEED TO FILESEDIT MY CONFIG

> &AUTOEXEC

>

> I NEED THE INFO. ON HOW TO GET TO THESE FILES,& HOW TO

> PROPERLY EDIT THEM SO THEY DONT USE UP NEEDED MEMORY.

> THANK-YOU,FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME.

 

How much memory DO you have? Even 128 should run 98, let alone

256.

Your memory may be bad.

 

Go to a used bookstore and get a few DOS 6.x and Win 95/98 books

for a few bucks and read the relevant sections on autoexec.bat

and config.sys in c:\ root and win.ini and system.ini in windows

root.

 

Or you could Google for "98 startup memory problems" or some

combination thereof.

 

It's just to much to go into here, and there could be several

things wrong. And I'm not that much of an expert on this kind of

a problem.

 

I will not mention the tired old complaint that all caps is

considered shouting, but it IS hard to read, so next time,

please...

 

 

 

--

"This is not nuclear. This is just a test."

- illyria

[Guest Bill Watt]

Re: HOW TO GET TO & EDIT CONFIG &AUTOEXEC FILES(USING TOO MUCH MEMORY)

 

On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 20:22:02 -0700, WILDLYLE

<WILDLYLE@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>INSTALLED WIN98 ON CLEAN HARDDRIVE,BUT EVERY TIME IT TRIES TO BOOT

>I GET BLACK SCREEN THAT SAYS "NOT ENOUGH MEMORY TO START WINDOWS"

>THAT I NEED TO FILESEDIT MY CONFIG &AUTOEXEC

>

>I NEED THE INFO. ON HOW TO GET TO THESE FILES,& HOW TO PROPERLY EDIT

>THEM SO THEY DONT USE UP NEEDED MEMORY. THANK-YOU,FOR ANY HELP

>YOU CAN GIVE ME.

 

Try this:

 

Boot to DOS or use your Win98 Startup diskette.

 

Enter C:

 

At the C:\ prompt enter:

 

Edit Config.sys.

 

Put these 3 lines at the top of the file.

 

DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS

DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS

DOS=HIGH,UMB

 

Use ALT +F then S to save it then ALT+F then X to exit.

 

Remove the diskette if you used one.

 

Reboot by entering CTRL +ALT+DEL

 

Regards,

 

Bill Watt

Win98 Computer Help & Other Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/

[Guest Don Phillipson]

Re: HOW TO GET TO & EDIT CONFIG &AUTOEXEC FILES(USING TOO MUCH MEMORY)

 

"WILDLYLE" <WILDLYLE@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:99B6B428-B4BE-4195-831F-33A0738E8739@microsoft.com...

> INSTALLED WIN98 ON CLEAN HARDDRIVE,BUT EVERY TIME IT TRIES TO BOOT

> I GET BLACK SCREEN THAT SAYS "NOT ENOUGH MEMORY TO START WINDOWS"

> THAT I NEED TO FILESEDIT MY CONFIG &AUTOEXEC

>

> I NEED THE INFO. ON HOW TO GET TO THESE FILES,& HOW TO PROPERLY EDIT

> THEM SO THEY DONT USE UP NEEDED MEMORY. THANK-YOU,FOR ANY HELP

> YOU CAN GIVE ME.

 

1. You can edit these two startup files in DOS

(i.e. from a floppy DOS boot and using DOS EDIT.)

But Win98 does not need them. (They are present

only as "legacy" from Win98 which did need them.)

 

2. Similarly you can run from DOS RAMTEST or

some other utility to test your memory chips.

 

3. You might be able to start Win98 in Safe Mode

by holding down the right key during reboot (probably

F4 or F8 or Control.) This loads Win98 without drivers

and with a 650x480 screen to enable reconfiguration.

 

--

Don Phillipson

Carlsbad Springs

(Ottawa, Canada)

[Guest PCR]

Re: HOW TO GET TO & EDIT CONFIG &AUTOEXEC FILES(USING TOO MUCH MEMORY)

 

"WILDLYLE" <WILDLYLE@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:99B6B428-B4BE-4195-831F-33A0738E8739@microsoft.com

| INSTALLED WIN98 ON CLEAN HARDDRIVE,BUT EVERY TIME IT TRIES TO BOOT

| I GET BLACK SCREEN THAT SAYS "NOT ENOUGH MEMORY TO START WINDOWS"

| THAT I NEED TO FILESEDIT MY CONFIG &AUTOEXEC

|

| I NEED THE INFO. ON HOW TO GET TO THESE FILES,& HOW TO PROPERLY EDIT

| THEM SO THEY DONT USE UP NEEDED MEMORY. THANK-YOU,FOR ANY HELP

| YOU CAN GIVE ME.

 

How much RAM does the machine have? If more than 512 MB, read through

this one & post back with any further questions...

 

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;253912&Product=w98

"Out of Memory" Error Messages with Large Amounts of RAM Installed

(253912) - If a computer that is running any of the versions of Windows

that are listed above contains more than 512 megabytes (for example, 768

megabytes) of physical memory (RAM), you may experience one or more of

the following symptoms:

 

Otherwise, here are other articles to read through, before posting any

further question...

 

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;239094&Product=w98

Various Error Messages Displayed and Slow Windows Performance When

Virtual Memory Is Enabled

(239094) - When you click the Performance tab of the System Properties

tool, you may receive the following message: Performance may be improved

by enabling virtual memory. If you examine the Virtual Memory option,

virtual memory is enabled. In addition, Windows...

 

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;184447&Product=w98

Error Message: Insufficient Memory to Initialize Windows

(184447) - If your computer has 1 gigabyte (GB) or more of random-access

memory (RAM) installed, Windows may not start. Also, when you try to

start your computer, you may receive the following error message:

Insufficient memory to initialize Windows. Quit one or...

 

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;207442&Product=w98

Computer Stops Responding After You Install Hewlett Packard Picture

Place 1.0

(207442) - When you restart your computer after you install Hewlett

Packard Picture Place version 1.0, your computer may stop responding, or

you may receive the following error message: Insufficient memory to

initialize Windows. Quit one or more memory-resident...

 

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304943&Product=w98

Computer May Reboot Continuously with More Than 1.5 GB of RAM

(304943) - If your computer has more than 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of memory

(RAM), the computer may reboot continuously when you try to start

Windows Millennium Edition (Me) or Windows 98. Or, when you try to

install Windows Me or Windows 98 with more than 1.5 GB of...

 

 

--

Thanks or Good Luck,

There may be humor in this post, and,

Naturally, you will not sue,

Should things get worse after this,

PCR

pcrrcp@netzero.net

[Guest Dan]

RE: HOW TO GET TO & EDIT CONFIG &AUTOEXEC FILES(USING TOO MUCH MEMORY)

 

I know you may be frustrated but please do not post in all caps and if your

keyboard is broken then buy a new one or have one given to you by a friend.

All caps is equivalent to shouting in this newsgroup. Thank you and have a

nice day!

 

"WILDLYLE" wrote:

> INSTALLED WIN98 ON CLEAN HARDDRIVE,BUT EVERY TIME IT TRIES TO BOOT

> I GET BLACK SCREEN THAT SAYS "NOT ENOUGH MEMORY TO START WINDOWS"

> THAT I NEED TO FILESEDIT MY CONFIG &AUTOEXEC

>

> I NEED THE INFO. ON HOW TO GET TO THESE FILES,& HOW TO PROPERLY EDIT

> THEM SO THEY DONT USE UP NEEDED MEMORY. THANK-YOU,FOR ANY HELP

> YOU CAN GIVE ME.

[Guest Ben Myers]

Re: HOW TO GET TO & EDIT CONFIG &AUTOEXEC FILES(USING TOO MUCH MEMORY)

 

"WILDLYLE" <WILDLYLE@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:99B6B428-B4BE-4195-831F-33A0738E8739@microsoft.com...

> INSTALLED WIN98 ON CLEAN HARDDRIVE,BUT EVERY TIME IT TRIES TO BOOT

> I GET BLACK SCREEN THAT SAYS "NOT ENOUGH MEMORY TO START WINDOWS"

> THAT I NEED TO FILESEDIT MY CONFIG &AUTOEXEC

>

> I NEED THE INFO. ON HOW TO GET TO THESE FILES,& HOW TO PROPERLY EDIT

> THEM SO THEY DONT USE UP NEEDED MEMORY. THANK-YOU,FOR ANY HELP

> YOU CAN GIVE ME.

 

Start the computer, tap the F8 key repeatedly until the startup menu appears

and select "Command Prompt only". Type the following two lines, then

reboot.

 

rename c:\autoexec.bat autoexec.bak

rename c:\config.sys config.bak

 

Ben