Summary: ok, in bios it doesnt include d:\ in any of its boot cycle options. its got: 'a then c', 'c then a', 'c only', 'a only'. 'a then c' is what it is set ...
Summary: Hi. I am stuck in DOS as well and need a himem.sys file. I think it is in my DOS directory because when I type dir:more at the c:\> prompt I get a ...
Summary: i have a computer at home, i believe its a 486SLC Ambra Slimline Computer, for the past 2 years its been sitting in my basement. The problem is t...
Summary: Hi Michael, thx for your answer, but i have indeed reinstalled both DOS and Windows 3.1 several times, but i still get the same message...... i hav...
Summary: when I boot my 350c IBM Laptop, it replies with missing himem.sys file etc etc.. This file is under windows and the config file seems to point in that...
Summary: When i turn on the comp, i get the message invalid system disk, remove the disk and press any key. Theres no disk in the drive, and i always get that ...
Summary: The Win95 was CD upgrade version, I do have a set of Win95 floppies also. I have boot disks for both Win3.1 and Win95 from the original installation b...
Summary: I boot up with a win 98 boot disk, then press f5 for safe mode (if I don't do this I get an "Invalid MSDOS Version" error running win) and try to run ...
Summary: Hi, I formatted my C: and I attempted to install win 95 but I couldn't so I installed Win 3.1 however it does not start giving me the error messege, "...
Summary: I have built a computer for my high school technology class and every time I go to boot-up Windows 3.1, the error message "missing HIMEM.sys" comes up...
Summary: I just installed windows 3.11, but I'm getting an error when I type "win", the error is Missing HIMEM.SYS; Make sure that the file is in your Windows ...
Summary: DR .. as for the first, I went to STANDARD CMOS SETUP and there I changed the HARD DISK C: TYPE which was indicating "NOT INSTALLED" it had many types...
Summary: i've been trying to configure my sisters computer to accept a cdrom i got at a computer fair. i successfully instsalled windows 3.11 5 times, and each...
Summary: dose anyone know how to successfully install a cdrom driver when you don't have one? is there a standard command to put into the autoexce.bat and conf...
Summary: THANKS TONY, I WENT THROUGH ALL THE STEPS FROM YOUR POSTING ABOVE, BUT I STILL GET STUCK AT THE C:\PROMPT BECAUSE I CAN'T LOAD WINDOWS TO CHANGE THE C...
Summary: How can I display more than 16 bit colors in win3.1 ... my windows setup file has that as the best thing to use but I want something better...I'm usi...
Summary: "fixing" was me trying to correct the "missing" himem.sys file. I was trying to open the autoexec.bat file. Then tryed to replace autoexec.bat with au...
Summary: had massive crash, recovered Win3.1 but on attempt to reinstall Win95 I get error message that himem.sys is missing (even though I copied that file to...
Summary: I think that I deleted the himem.sys and when I turned on my labtop and I type in win in the spot and it told me that it was missing, but I put in my ...
Summary: Hello everyone, I recently aquired a computer that runs Windows 3.1. I installed some games, and when I booted the computer up I received some messa...
Summary: If the a: drive isn't working, either it's defective (or has a bad cable etc) or else it's not properly setup in the CMOS (check there first). Does i...
Summary: I have a laptop which, when starting up Win3.1, displays the message "Can't find file vtapi.386 from c:\windows\system". Can anyone supply me with thi...
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