I get Error 8, "Not enough memory", on the very last command (net start). I've tried some little things but basically have VERY little workiing knowlege of DOS (and have gotten this far, by reading these messages ;) Autoexec: SET PATH=A:\NET;a:\dos A:\NET\net initialize A:\NET\netbind.com A:\NET\umb.com A:\NET\tcptsr.exe A:\NET\tinyrfc.exe A:\NET\nmtsr.exe A:\NET\emsbfr.exe A:\NET\net start Config: SHELL=\COMMAND.COM /E:8192 /P LASTDRIVE = Z STACKS = 9,256 BREAK = ON FILES = 50 BUFFERS = 40 DOS = HIGH,UMB device=a:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS devicehigh=A:\dos\emm386.exe devicehigh=A:\NET\ifshlp.sys Thank you, Nub

Having had years of experience redoing config and autoexec, I would change it to the following: Your first two lines of your config should be: device=a:\dos\himem.sys device=a:\dos\emm386.exe NOEMS Then put all your other stuff. In your autoexec, try putting lh in front of all your exe calls to load them high.

Bret, Thanks for your reply. I tried what you said, and found that it won't even try with NOEMS, and I get the same error, when I remove it. Here is what the files look like now: Autoexec: SET PATH=A:\NET;a:\dos A:\NET\net initialize A:\NET\netbind.com A:\NET\umb.com lh A:\NET\tcptsr.exe lh A:\NET\tinyrfc.exe lh A:\NET\nmtsr.exe lh A:\NET\emsbfr.exe A:\NET\net start Config: device=a:\DOS\himem.sys device=a:\DOS\emm386.exe FILES=20 devicehigh=A:\NET\ifshlp.sys LASTDRIVE=Z Thanks -Nub

I was having the same problem. Try NET START BASIC