Greetings -----Original Message----- From: Mike Bridges <[log in to unmask]> >I have checked config.sys and it had DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS >Mike Bridges If you are trying to fdisk, then format a hard disk after booting from a floppy (prior to installing Win9x, I assume), the config.sys file needs to reside on your floppy, as does the file HIMEM.SYS. Copy HIMEM.SYS (from whatever uncorrupted source you may be using) to your floppy drive. Edit your a:\config.sys to include the line DEVICE=A:\HIMEM.SYS. I am assuming you have whatever other system files you may need (format, fdisk, mscdex, etc.) already copied to your boot floppy. HTH, Paul A. Shippert Library/Media Specialist " . . . and I'm hovering like a fly waiting for the windshield on the freeway." Genesis [log in to unmask] ----- PCBUILD mailing list - http://nospin.com Bob Wright:[log in to unmask] - Drew Dunn:[log in to unmask]