when the computer loads up it says missing himem.sys, please can anyone tell me how to sort the problem out it doesnt even let me into the computer and i have many important documents, plz hlp!! Your contribution is really appreciated, THANX!!

Hi, You have a few options here. You could reload windows. All your data will be intact and it should get you going again. The other option is to do a scanreg /restore and restore your computer to before this happened. To do that restart your computer and keep tapping the F8 key. Then you'll come to a boot menu. From there choose Command prompt only. Then once at the command prompt type scanreg /restore. Then you can choose how far back you want to restore to. Good Luck, ~winipcfg

Often himem.sys doesn't load because it detects bad RAM. The 'missing' himem.sys comes from other processes in the boot procedure that can't load because himem.sys isn't there. Make sure the RAM slots are clean and the module firmly installed. Swap it with another stick if possible.

I helped a friend out with this problem, and this procedure worked. It is from the MS knowledge base: Error Message: The File C:\Windows\Himem.sys Is Missing or Corrupted View products that this article applies to. This article was previously published under Q296636 SYMPTOMS When you start your computer, you may receive the following error message: The following file is missing or corrupted: C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS HIMEM.SYS is missing Make sure that the file is in your Windows directory. Windows has stopped. Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to restart your computer. You may then be unable to start your Microsoft Windows 98 or Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)-based computer. CAUSE This issue can occur if the Himem.sys Windows system file is missing or damaged. RESOLUTION To resolve this issue, extract a new copy of the Himem.sys file from your Windows 98 or Windows 98 SE CD: Start your computer with CD-ROM support by using your Windows 98 startup disk. Insert the Windows media into the CD or DVD-ROM drive. Type the following command line (where drive is the drive letter of the CD or DVD-ROM drive), and then press ENTER: drive: For example: D: Note: If you have an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) installation of Windows, your Windows installation files may be located in the C:\Windows\Options\Cabs folder on the hard disk. Type the following command line, and then press ENTER: cd\win98 Type the following command line, and then press ENTER: extract /a /y /e /l c:\windows base4.cab himem.sys After the file is extracted, restart your computer. MORE INFORMATION For additional information about extracting Windows files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 129605 How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files

Winipcfg .. Don't think a SCANREG /RESTORE will put HIMEM.SYS back. In fact, it won't put any software back at all (per-se). It will restore the ragistry files (system.dat, system.ini, user.dat and win.ini). That's all it does. Some folks think that the registry backup saves a lot more than it does. HTH Don

Hi. I'm having the same problem as is posted on this thread, but win 98 is on my laptop, and it doesn't have a CDROM drive. When I try to boot from the disk, it says: Device Driver not found: 'OEMCD0001' No valid CDROM device drivers selected. The Windows 98 setup files were not found. Then it says A:> Does anyone have advice? I've heard people saying that I might have the wrong version of the boot disk, but I don't know how to check for what version of windows 98 I have. Thanks for your help!

The generic cd drivers on the bootdisk don't recognize your cdrom. Make sure it's configured right in cmos. You may need to go to the laptop manufacturer's site and look for cdrom dos drivers that are specifically for your cdrom.