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Config.sys, win.ini, etc error (XP)
Name: SNIDE Date: December 27, 2002 at 20:48:07 Pacific OS: Windows XP Pro SP1 CPU/Ram: 1.80 ghz 512 ddr ram
Comment:
OK I was having problems loading Links 2003 (which has worked fine for 2 months now) and was having alotta problems.....that's probably irrelevant but I went to check something in msconfig and i got 5 or 6 consecutive error msgs saying "Sys Config Utility Cannot read from Config.sys......the system cannot find the file specified. then it says the same thing for all the other files like win.ini autoexec etc. then it finishes by saying the procedure entry point GetProcessFlags could not be located in the dll Kernel32.dll..........a note: I dual boot with win 98 se on C: and XP on D: and I have had NO problems for the last 6 months with it....I recently upgraded to directx9 but thats pretty much the only thing significant thats changed. please help if u can!
Name: Bijeta Date: December 28, 2002 at 02:45:05 Pacific
Reply:
Hi Snide, Config .sys is an important file for windows 98..as it loads DOS inorder to load Windows. It doesn't have anthing to do with windows xp. as xp is not dos based OS. --Win.ini has all the drivers files entry in it.and system.ini has all the O.S files in it.. --sonow snide go ahead and reinstall your O.S .... that seems the only option right now.
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