MemMaker Damages Related Files with Incorrect Path (98405)
The information in this article applies to:
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
This article was previously published under Q98405
SYMPTOMS
If your PATH environment variable is set to PATH=\DOS when you run
MemMaker, the following files are truncated:
CHKSTATE.SYS
EMM386.EXE
HIMEM.SYS
MEMMAKER.HLP
MEMMAKER.EXE
SIZER.EXE
These files may be truncated to 8192, 4096 or zero bytes.
In addition, you may receive one of the following errors:
• "Sector not found" error message overlaying the blue MemMaker screen
• "Bad or missing error in CONFIG.SYS line n" error message
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MS-DOS MemMaker version
6.00. This problem was corrected in later versions.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do the following:
• Set the path to PATH=C:\DOS.
• Expand CHKSTATE.SY_, EMM386.EXE, HIMEM.SY_, MEMMAKER.HL_,
MEMMAKER.EXE, and SIZER.EX_ from the original MS-DOS 6.0 disks. For
example, to expand the CHKSTATE.SY_ file, type the following at the
MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER:
C:\dos\expand a:\chkstate.sy_ c:\dos\chkstate.sys
File Location
Filename 1.44 MB 1.2 MB 720K 360K
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CHKSTATE.SY_ Disk 3 Disk 3 Disk 3 Disk 6
EMM386.EX_ Disk 3 Disk 4 Disk 5 Disk 10
HIMEM.SY_ Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 5
MEMMAKER.EXE Disk 3 Disk 4 Disk 3 Disk 6
MEMMAKER.HL_ Disk 3 Disk 3 Disk 3 Disk 6
SIZER.EX_ Disk 3 Disk 4 Disk 3 Disk 6
• Rerun MemMaker.
| Modification Type: |
Major |
Last Reviewed: |
11/19/1999 |
| Keywords: |
KB98405 |
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