Running dos in windows 98 october 2004 forums cnet. Ini, its replacement windows 9598me textascii system file, loads windows 9xme os boot options and paths settings upon bootup, is located in the root directoryfolder of the boot drivepartition default is c. Himemx is an extended version of freedos himem, which has several bugs fixed and implemented optimizations. Windows 98 boot disk contents allbootdisks providing. Versions of microsoft windows after windows 98 only utilized the memory manager included with windows. It allows programs to cooperatively allocate extended memory in 286 and higher pcs. Executable files may, in some cases, harm your computer. But indeed, you need an driver for the cddrive, and the program mscdex.
Yes, i realize this is an exception to rem, which should make windows ignore the rest of the line, but in win9x it has the specific effect to force windows to not load himem. It is worth the try to copy the file from the floppy into the windows folder. Sys file is missing or corrupted, can i reinstall it. When i boot with it the screen displays starting windows 98 i made the floppy in windows 98se it may copy whatever system files the system has, or it may already have those. I noticed that it only loads up for 20 seconds and then it freezes on the windows 98 screen. Running an hp, 98 ram, just had new hard drive installed files mirrored. Sys for accessing dsl for accounts that need a username and password from windows 98se machines, uuse winpoet. This has nothing to do with memory usage in windows. I am currently using a hewlett packard 1995 model and windows 98. If all option failed, then i suggest download the memory test tool to check your ram if defective.
Windows 98 should now only have 1gb of ram althought 2gb are installed and it should still be stable. Win95 98 can load and unload upper memory areas within reason at will, so dont confuse the two. I have a toshiba satellite 1670cds using windows 98. If the 98 boot floppy boots the computer with no problems, it would appear memory may not be the issue, as himem. Windows 98 boot disk contents allbootdisks providing free boot.
Be sure there is a space following the end of the existing line and the m. Go to bootdisk, and download the file for your version of 98 oem. Here is the collection of usb drivers, scsi drivers, cdrom drivers, sata driver, ram disk drivers, and other useful dos files. Windows should boot up fine without them so this would eliminate them from the equation. About windows 98 boot disk contents download boot disks. This is himemx the opensource xms memory manager of freedos. I turned it on one day and a message came up saying operating system not found.
Anyways i have a windows 98 version 2 startup cd and bootup disk. Sys make sure that your statement points to the correct path location where the file exists. Uses unreal mode when possible and has a very low conventional memory footprint. Take control of your windows 9598me machine at dos level. New here and used the search first could have missed the answer though. Sys files windows 9598 style to run msdos based appsgames that do not work from a windows dos session. Ive tried downloading the file and putting it back in the directory, but it didnt work. What i can just do just goes to a command prompt to do a safe mode prompt or from the boot up the options screen and. Sys an extended memory manager that has been included with dos and windows, starting with dos 5 and windows 3. Look for the line that says, boot disk for ms windows 98 second edition and. Sys is also the default device driver windows uses to access extended memory in standard and 386 enhanced modes. Do not install this starter pack in windows 95 or 98 msdos mode. It is a page that talks about windows 95 but it will work. If the computer boots successfully with the diskette, the himem.
My problem is my system seems to stop responding most cases while on the internet then runs fine after a few minutes. I know of the dun update, but since this came with a recovery disk and. Sys and insertupdate this line to disable the memory testing. Therefore, please read below to decide for yourself whether the himem. Win9598 can load and unload upper memory areas within reason at will, so dont confuse the two. It is also known as a windows system configuration file file extension sys, which is classified as a type of win16 exe windows system configuration file. Limiting ram to 1gb with himemx seems like a stable fix, but i couldnt get the 2gb of ram to work under windows 98. This setup also ensures access to cdrom drive and soundcard in msdos mode.
Unplug power cord of your pc, now locate your ram, clean it up and replug it to an extra ram port at mboard. Sys enter in the text editor, find a line which refers to a file called himem. Sys is a dos device driver which allows dos programs to store data in extended memory via the extended memory specification xms. Windows 98 boot disk contents allbootdisks providing free.
The following are the relevant portions taken from a modified config. Starting with windows 95 and subsequent 32bit versions of windows, himem. Sys is used to access the high memory area hma, which is the first 64kb of extended memory 1024kb1088kb. After the disk is formatted and system files transferred, click on the links below to download the files. Himem is an extendedmemory managera program that coordinates the use of your computers extended memory, including the high memory area hma, so that no two applications or device drivers use the same memory at the same time. Put a floppy in the drive and run this file and it will create a new boot floppy for you. Sys is loaded by windows98 not sure about win95 on startup if it can be found on the disk. To start viewing messages, select the forum that joined.
Hi i have a windows 98 machine that displays the message himem. Close reply to this thread posting in those out today, hopefully. Link download for windows 98 boot disk free download. An extended memory manager that has been included with dos and windows, starting with dos 5 and windows 3. So, i tried to download hp driver from its website. You can also add maxfilecache524288 under vcache in i to ensure that windows 98 doesnt eat to much ram for its cache. Msdos boot disk contents allbootdisks providing free. Sys that either a gives an incorrect path to himem. First the windows could not load at all,invalid system disk is what the machine would say. Msdos boot disk contents allbootdisks providing free boot. But you boot into msdos, and dont run windows 98 then. I have windows 98 and now, i cant run windows, it says the himem.