VFAT error

I was getting a FVAT error in spurts for a while and couldn't figure out why. First of all, I would turn my computer on and when the Windows 98 screen came on, it just sat there with no hard drive activity. It would have stayed like that forever, I'm sure. I then tried to load Windows from the C:\WINDOWS in MS-DOS mode and that's when I saw the VFAT error (a device or resource was missing from VFAT and the system was halted). I deleted the text from my config.sys file and autoexec.bat file and that started it up again. Things are working fine now, but I don't want to speak too soon. In my config.sys file was the following line:

device=C:\WINDOWS\cwdinit.exe /A

The autoexec.bat file contained this text:

SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4
C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVG6\bootup.exe

The C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVG6\bootup.exe is the boot-up scanner for AVG Antivirus. I'm not sure what the SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4 is. Does anyone know if I have done the right thing by removing the lines from the autoexec.bat file and config.sys file? Thanks in advance.
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"Paradoxdb3" wrote in message
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I was getting a FVAT error in spurts for a while and couldn't figure out
why. First of all, I would turn my computer on and when the Windows 98
screen came on, it just sat there with no hard drive activity. It would
have stayed like that forever, I'm sure. I then tried to load Windows from
the C:\WINDOWS in MS-DOS mode and that's when I saw the VFAT error (a device
or resource was missing from VFAT and the system was halted). I deleted the
text from my config.sys file and autoexec.bat file and that started it up
again. Things are working fine now, but I don't want to speak too soon. In
my config.sys file was the following line:

device=C:\WINDOWS\cwdinit.exe /A

The autoexec.bat file contained this text:

SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4
C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVG6\bootup.exe

The C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVG6\bootup.exe is the boot-up scanner for AVG
Antivirus. I'm not sure what the SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4 is. Does anyone
know if I have done the right thing by removing the lines from the
autoexec.bat file and config.sys file? Thanks in advance.
--
I'm stuck inside this thing!

This may solve your problem.
All that you will have to do is remove the /a switch.
{device=C:\WINDOWS\cwdinit.exe /A}
Check it out.

http://support.toshiba-tro.de/intern...tt/TRO0911.htm
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Henri Leboeuf
Web page: http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/index.htm
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"Paradoxdb3" wrote in message
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I was getting a FVAT error in spurts for a while and couldn't figure out
why. First of all, I would turn my computer on and when the Windows 98
screen came on, it just sat there with no hard drive activity. It would
have stayed like that forever, I'm sure. I then tried to load Windows from
the C:\WINDOWS in MS-DOS mode and that's when I saw the VFAT error (a device
or resource was missing from VFAT and the system was halted). I deleted the
text from my config.sys file and autoexec.bat file and that started it up
again. Things are working fine now, but I don't want to speak too soon. In
my config.sys file was the following line:

device=C:\WINDOWS\cwdinit.exe /A

The autoexec.bat file contained this text:

SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4
C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVG6\bootup.exe

The C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVG6\bootup.exe is the boot-up scanner for AVG
Antivirus. I'm not sure what the SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4 is. Does anyone
know if I have done the right thing by removing the lines from the
autoexec.bat file and config.sys file? Thanks in advance.
--
I'm stuck inside this thing!

Okay then, just one more question. Do either one of you know why it would give me this error message spuratically? I mean, sometimes it would work, and sometimes not. To be quite honest, I thought it was the boot-up scanner (AVG). Thanks again.
--
I'm stuck inside this thing!


"H Leboeuf" wrote:

This may solve your problem.
All that you will have to do is remove the /a switch.
{device=C:\WINDOWS\cwdinit.exe /A}
Check it out.

http://support.toshiba-tro.de/intern...tt/TRO0911.htm
--

Henri Leboeuf
Web page: http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/index.htm
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"Paradoxdb3" wrote in message
...
I was getting a FVAT error in spurts for a while and couldn't figure out
why. First of all, I would turn my computer on and when the Windows 98
screen came on, it just sat there with no hard drive activity. It would
have stayed like that forever, I'm sure. I then tried to load Windows from
the C:\WINDOWS in MS-DOS mode and that's when I saw the VFAT error (a device
or resource was missing from VFAT and the system was halted). I deleted the
text from my config.sys file and autoexec.bat file and that started it up
again. Things are working fine now, but I don't want to speak too soon. In
my config.sys file was the following line:

device=C:\WINDOWS\cwdinit.exe /A

The autoexec.bat file contained this text:

SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4
C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVG6\bootup.exe

The C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVG6\bootup.exe is the boot-up scanner for AVG
Antivirus. I'm not sure what the SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4 is. Does anyone
know if I have done the right thing by removing the lines from the
autoexec.bat file and config.sys file? Thanks in advance.
--
I'm stuck inside this thing!

I only found a possible solution. Try it. If it works forget it.
If the error returns then you will have to look at an other solution. Mind
you the error message may not be the same.

(If it's not broken don't fix principle)

--

Henri Leboeuf
Web page: http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/index.htm
===


"Paradoxdb3" wrote in message
...
Okay then, just one more question. Do either one of you know why it would
give me this error message spuratically? I mean, sometimes it would work,
and sometimes not. To be quite honest, I thought it was the boot-up scanner
(AVG). Thanks again.
--
I'm stuck inside this thing!


"H Leboeuf" wrote:

This may solve your problem.
All that you will have to do is remove the /a switch.
{device=C:\WINDOWS\cwdinit.exe /A}
Check it out.

http://support.toshiba-tro.de/intern...tt/TRO0911.htm
--

Henri Leboeuf
Web page: http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/index.htm
===
"Paradoxdb3" wrote in message
...
I was getting a FVAT error in spurts for a while and couldn't figure
out
why. First of all, I would turn my computer on and when the Windows 98
screen came on, it just sat there with no hard drive activity. It would
have stayed like that forever, I'm sure. I then tried to load Windows
from
the C:\WINDOWS in MS-DOS mode and that's when I saw the VFAT error (a
device
or resource was missing from VFAT and the system was halted). I deleted
the
text from my config.sys file and autoexec.bat file and that started it
up
again. Things are working fine now, but I don't want to speak too soon.
In
my config.sys file was the following line:

device=C:\WINDOWS\cwdinit.exe /A

The autoexec.bat file contained this text:

SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4
C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVG6\bootup.exe

The C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVG6\bootup.exe is the boot-up scanner for AVG
Antivirus. I'm not sure what the SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4 is. Does
anyone
know if I have done the right thing by removing the lines from the
autoexec.bat file and config.sys file? Thanks in advance.
--
I'm stuck inside this thing!