At 16:01 2002-02-02 -0600, you wrote: >Friends, > >I desperately need some help. I am posting this on my old laptop >because I cannot get my primary Dell desktop computer to bootup when >turning it on this afternoon. Was working fine when I shut it down >last night. Here is the problem: > >When I turn the computer on (running Windows 95a) I get to the >Windows 95 logo window after which I keep getting the message: > > While initializing device IOS: > Error: An I/O subsystem driver failed to load. > Either a file in the .\iosubsys subdirectory is corrupt, or the > the system is low on memory. > >I cannot even get it to startup in Safe Mode, but somehow, which I >have no idea what I did, I was able to get to some BioFix screen and >eventually, as only a novice idiot like me could do, I kept franickly >hitting keys until I am now to a black screen with a lot of >information with the last lines stating: > > HIMEM.SYS is missing. > Make sure that the file is in your Windows directory. > > C:\> > >I have no clue what, if anything, I should type after this prompt as >I am a true novice and am totally lost here. Please help me! >Thank you. > >Larry
Larry! First of all DO NOT PANIC. I take it from your message that you have not backed up your system at all? Larry I will chide you first then attempt to help you. Whether you be a novice intermediate or advanced power user, ALWAYS back up at least your system files. Ok, determine if the himem.sys file exists. type cd\windows and hit "enter" if you still have a window's directory, type in dir /p and hit "enter". Slowly look for himem.sys and if found then type copy himem.sys c:\windows <press enter>. this will overwrite a corrupted high memory manager system file. Then Reboot the computer, if the issue continues to occur verify that the config.sys is properly setup. The line himem.sys should read: DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS or DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS If none of this works at your c: prompt type in copy con and press enter. Now type in one of the two lines above and this should give you a fresh config.sys file which is the legacy way to configure devices in dos or windows up through Win98SE. Now if you have a recovery disk from Dell USE it, instead of going through all of the above. :) Keep rebooting the computer cold and see if that does anything. Find out if himem.sys EXISTS at all first. When this happens to you and you fix it Larry you will no longer be a novice. I can not believe that you AT LEAST do not have a boot floppy disk, or a Windows startup disk Contact me off list and I will show you what to do so that if this ever happens again you will be completely prepared for the occurrence. I am sure there is nothing to worry about. HTH, Barry ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
