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1999/9/27-28 [Computer/SW/OS/Windows] UID:16603 Activity:high
9/26    Any comments on a problem someone just sent me in the mail:
        'HIMEM.SYS is missing  Please make sure this file is in your windows
        directory' then the computer opens in DOS not windows 95 (which I
        went back to after all my win 98 problems).  Anyway, I've checked
        the wondows directory and the himem.sys file is there so I don't know
        what the problem is.  Any suggestions?
        -DOS ignoramous
        \_ Try to use tabs next time.
        \_ The file may be exist, but might be corrupted. Check it's checksum
           against the one found on the original Windows installation CD.
        \_ Fdisk, reinstall.  Run a non-MS low level disk checker on the
           drive.  No, scandisk doesn't count.
           \_ Scandisk is bad?  I thought it's already better than chkdsk.
                \_ Just because scandisk is better than an ancient piece of
           I'll look at it.
                   crap, doesn't mean you should use it.  Scandisk is the
                   modern crap version of checkdisk.  M$ put it there only
                   to make you feel good.  Get a non-Microsoft disk checking
                   program such as Spinrite at http://grc.com.  Spinrite does things
                   MS would never let a consumer idiot do because you're
                   obviously too stupid in their eyes to know what you're
                   doing.  Spinrite is not part of the "M$ Windows First
                   Time Experience".  You're welcome.  http://grc.com
        \_ if you want, put the following somewhere on soda:  config.sys,
           autoexec.bat, himem.sys, dir listings of C:\ and C:\WINDOWS,
           and msdos.sys.  I'll look at it.
        \_ Ran into this before. Find another Win95 machine and copy the
           HIMEM.SYS file straight into your hozed machine.
        \_ Did you do something stupid like delete the msdos.sys file?
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