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DOS=HIGH,UMB causing shutdown hang
After a process of elimination I have found that
DOS=HIGH,UMB is the line in config.sys causing my computer to hang on shutdown. I have tried moving the lines around in the order suggested and although the system shut down the first time, it has continued to hang ever since. If I untick it what will happen? If I have to leave it what can I do to rectify the problem? Also besides this line I have 9 other lines, should there be that many? Hope someone can help me. Thanks |
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DOS=HIGH,UMB causing shutdown hang
Try with a blank config.sys
Win98 does not normally need config.sys, though it will use entries if there. Copy and paste the whole lot here if you need a second opinion. ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.win98.apps, "Alan" wrote: After a process of elimination I have found that DOS=HIGH,UMB is the line in config.sys causing my computer to hang on shutdown. I have tried moving the lines around in the order suggested and although the system shut down the first time, it has continued to hang ever since. If I untick it what will happen? If I have to leave it what can I do to rectify the problem? Also besides this line I have 9 other lines, should there be that many? Hope someone can help me. Thanks |
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DOS=HIGH,UMB causing shutdown hang
Thanks for the reply, I have not tried this yet but here
is how it stands at present but I have no idea what they stand for or do: DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS DEVICE=C\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=A000-F7FF DOS=HIGH,UMB FILES=150 BUFFERS=60,0 STACKS=12,256 LASTDRIVE=Z DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS/TESTMEM:OFF device=c:\windows\COMMAND\display.sys con=[ega,,1] country=044,850,c:\windows\COMMAND\country.sys -----Original Message----- Try with a blank config.sys Win98 does not normally need config.sys, though it will use entries if there. Copy and paste the whole lot here if you need a second opinion. ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.win98.apps, "Alan" wrote: After a process of elimination I have found that DOS=HIGH,UMB is the line in config.sys causing my computer to hang on shutdown. I have tried moving the lines around in the order suggested and although the system shut down the first time, it has continued to hang ever since. If I untick it what will happen? If I have to leave it what can I do to rectify the problem? Also besides this line I have 9 other lines, should there be that many? Hope someone can help me. Thanks . |
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DOS=HIGH,UMB causing shutdown hang
On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 09:05:19 -0700, wrote:
Thanks for the reply, I have not tried this yet but here is how it stands at present but I have no idea what they stand for or do: DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS DEVICE=C\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=A000-F7FF DOS=HIGH,UMB FILES=150 I'd try FILES=40 , at 150 you mean that that is the max number of files you want to be able to access at any given time. Most are usually 25 or 40 BUFFERS=60,0 STACKS=12,256 LASTDRIVE=Z My guess the last lines (below this) are at fault, more than likely the middle line, possibly even the last line. DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS/TESTMEM:OFF device=c:\windows\COMMAND\display.sys con=[ega,,1] country=044,850,c:\windows\COMMAND\country.sys I use DOS quite alot and only have these lines in my CONFIG: DEVICE=C:\essolo.sys DEVICE=C:\Windows\Command\ANSI.sys ESSOLO is my mouse so I can use that for proggies which allow for the little rodents to run around. and ANSI is so that I can have colorful propts as well as general environmental control, such as assigning commands to my function keys. -- Sincerely, | (©) (©) | ------ooo--(__)--ooo------ Andrew H. Carter | d(-_-)b | |
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DOS=HIGH,UMB causing shutdown hang
Actually, ESSOLO is an audio driver for DOS, so you can have sound in DOS-mode
games. It has nothing to do with your mouse. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Andrew H. Carter (Applied ROT 17 Left, for Email do 17 Right)" wrote in message ... On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 09:05:19 -0700, wrote: Thanks for the reply, I have not tried this yet but here is how it stands at present but I have no idea what they stand for or do: DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS DEVICE=C\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=A000-F7FF DOS=HIGH,UMB FILES=150 I'd try FILES=40 , at 150 you mean that that is the max number of files you want to be able to access at any given time. Most are usually 25 or 40 BUFFERS=60,0 STACKS=12,256 LASTDRIVE=Z My guess the last lines (below this) are at fault, more than likely the middle line, possibly even the last line. DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS/TESTMEM:OFF device=c:\windows\COMMAND\display.sys con=[ega,,1] country=044,850,c:\windows\COMMAND\country.sys I use DOS quite alot and only have these lines in my CONFIG: DEVICE=C:\essolo.sys DEVICE=C:\Windows\Command\ANSI.sys ESSOLO is my mouse so I can use that for proggies which allow for the little rodents to run around. and ANSI is so that I can have colorful propts as well as general environmental control, such as assigning commands to my function keys. -- Sincerely, | (©) (©) | ------ooo--(__)--ooo------ Andrew H. Carter | d(-_-)b | |
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DOS=HIGH,UMB causing shutdown hang
On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 15:01:07 -0400, "glee" wrote:
Actually, ESSOLO is an audio driver for DOS, so you can have sound in DOS-mode games. It has nothing to do with your mouse. Doh! I know that, don't know why I wrote that, perhaps I was thinking of when I had edited it to include my mouse driver. Need to work on my typing thinking coordination :-) -- Sincerely, | (©) (©) | ------ooo--(__)--ooo------ Andrew H. Carter | d(-_-)b | |
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DOS=HIGH,UMB causing shutdown hang
Still trying to sort this, I unticked the middle line as=20
suggested and computer still hangs. What does=20 DOS=3DHIGH,UMB do then? -----Original Message----- On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 15:01:07 -0400, "glee"=20 wrote: Actually, ESSOLO is an audio driver for DOS, so you can=20 have sound in DOS-mode games. It has nothing to do with your mouse. Doh! I know that, don't know why I wrote that, perhaps I=20 was thinking of when I had edited it to include my mouse driver. Need to work on my typing=20 thinking coordination :-) --=20 Sincerely, | =20 (=A9) (=A9) | ------ooo- -(__)--ooo------ Andrew H. Carter | d(-_-)b | . |
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DOS=HIGH,UMB causing shutdown hang
On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:49:32 -0700, "Alan"
wrote: Still trying to sort this, I unticked the middle line as suggested and computer still hangs. What does DOS=HIGH,UMB do then? It sets an area aside in the memory with a HIGH amount located in the Upper Memory Block. The purpose IIRC being faster access. But that would be for DOS stuff basically. I think I recall reading that disabling write behind caching can speed things up a bit, possibly even the hangs at shutdown. But I would get a second surgical opinion. WIN+Pause Break Performance File System Troubleshooting -- Sincerely, | (©) (©) | ------ooo--(__)--ooo------ Andrew H. Carter | d(-_-)b | |
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