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

[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.

 

[thanatoid]

=?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

 

[Bill Watt]

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/

 

[Don Phillipson]

"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)

 

[PCR]

"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=kben-us253912&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=kben-us239094&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=kben-us184447&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=kben-us207442&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=kben-us304943&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

 

[Dan]

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.

 

[Ben Myers]

"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