CONFIG.SYS entries in Win98

[Doug0211]

I recently purchased an HP Pavillion 8652C computer and noted that it contained a config.sys with the following entries.<br><br>dos=high,umb<br>buffers=40<br>device=c:\windows\himem.sys /testmemff<br>device=c:\windows\emm386.exe noems<br><br>These entries are a legacy of Win 3.1.&nbsp;&nbsp;I don't use a config.sys in Win95 and I haven't encountered memory problems.&nbsp;&nbsp;Are they really necessary in Win98.&nbsp;&nbsp;When I phoned HP Support they advised that technically they're not really necessary but they can give an improved performance.&nbsp;&nbsp;They appear to be a potential troublespot for 'illegal operations' and 'blue screens'.<br><br>Isn't it supposed to be an improvement in the Win98 OS to have it manage memory?&nbsp;&nbsp;Does anybody have any comments on the requirements of these entries in CONFIG.SYS<br><br>Thanks, Doug

 

[Karl Blessing]

just rename it to config.sy_ and see how you do, normally those are there for DOS compatibility, but even then windows keeps a config/autoexec when booting into dos mode, win9x should load all the nessasary files somehting similar to an autoexec, only its a hidden file. so go ahead rename it, if you have problems, put it back. <p>Karl<br><a href=mailto:kb244@kb244.8m.com>kb244@kb244.8m.com</a><br><a href=

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[fenris]

The other thing that you could try is to comment out the lines by putting a semi-colon in front of them.<br><br><br>fenris

 

[kf4smu]

I have renamed both autoexec.bat and config.sys to *.txt in both cases. No problemo except that the machine boots faster.

 

[Karl Blessing]

booting faster is a problem?<br>hehe j/k. <p>Karl<br><a href=mailto:kb244@kb244.8m.com>kb244@kb244.8m.com</a><br><a href=

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[LadyH]

win 98 does have a pre-programed config.sys and autoexec.bat, so renaming the ones you see shouldn't have hurt...sound like better performance, good deal... <p> <br><a href=mailto: pcheather@home.net> pcheather@home.net</a><br><a href= > </a><br>