If you try to run the programs from inside a DOS window,
you will get this error message.  You must reboot to DOS
to access those programs --OR-- run them directly from
Windows (ie START -- RUN -- a:\chkdsk or whatever)
but not from inside a DOS window.

Just a quick side note here.....

The ERD will not "rescue" your computer if there are
problems. The Emergency Rescue Disk is nothing
more than a DOS boot disk with a couple of utilities
on it.

Do not rely on this disk to do any "magic" repairs
to your PC if it fails.

In fact, beginning with Windows ME, MS is now
(more accurately) calling it an Emergency BOOT Disk
instead of a rescue disk.

Jim Meagher

----- Original Message -----
From: "Hal Jordan" <[log in to unmask]>


> While in Windows, add these two line to your "Config.sys" file:
>
> DEVICE=C:\windows\himem.sys /testmem:off
> DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE
>
> This will enable the extended memory for MS DOS based programs. Win98
> usually handles this, but some older game still need this.
>
> Config.sys should be located in C:. Win98 default settings will have this
> hidden. Launch Notepad to read the file. Don't let the .sys fool you, it's
> just a little text file.
>
>
> YOU WROTE:
> Microsoft has a website : www.microsoft.com/technet/win98/manuals/chapt16
> that
> EVENTUALLY gets around to talking about the caveat of ms-dos programs that
> hog
> extended memory
>
> I updated my rescue disk made during original installation of Win98SE and
> the
> disk gave me the message that I had insufficient extended memory to run
the
> ms-dos programs to diagnose/troubleshoot the computer
>
> so....how do you know if a program is ms-dos based?
>
> what's the deal with my rescue disk and the lack of extended memory?

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