hi there are u sure it is himem and not himm because that has to do with
memory try a knowen to be good mem chip just to see, i had a simmaler error
once and it turned out to be a bad mem chip sorry if it didnt help jerry the
fatboy crider
----- Original Message -----
From: "Al Kohout" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 8:19 AM
Subject: [PCSOFT] Fw: RE: Problem on Windows Start UP


> Thank you,,,
>
> I did as you asked...
>
> one error was found....
>
> in the sysfile
>
> the USER.exe is missing or corrupt...
>
> the only disk I have is the original APTIVA installation disks for my IBM
> and the WIN98SE disk...
> Yet, they do not seem to have the file needed when I click on the drive
> to find it...(as prompted)
>
> I still get the error message on boot up:
>
> "missing or corrupted file: Windows\System\himem.sys" and a second line
> which says
>  "error in line 8 of config.sys"
>
> any more ideas?
>
> Thank you so much!
>
> Al
>
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