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himem.sys is missing

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I need help on an old ibm i have. it has somethings on it I want to get to, but I cant get into it and it says himem.sys is missing, so I followed direction I found on the internet and the command prompt wont respond.

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If this error is at startup then try installing MS-DOS 6.22 first then install windows

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Please elaborate as to "the command prompt wont respond". I find it rare for DOS to lock up on a command prompt (in plain DOS, that is). HIMEM.SYS is going to be in the C:\DOS directory. If not found there, look in C:\WINDOWS. If found, change C:\CONFIG.SYS to reflect correct location. Good luck.

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