Err Msg: Missing Himem.sys. Make sure that the file is in your Windows directory and that its location is correctly specified in your CONFIG.SYS file.
Article ID: 116253
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q116253
SYMPTOMS
When you try to load Windows, one of the following problems may occur:
CAUSE
These problems can occur if you have added the NOAUTO parameter to the
"DOS=" statement in the CONFIG.SYS file. For example:
DOS=HIGH,UMB,NOAUTO
This parameter can also cause your computer to hang at the first Setup
reboot because IFSHLP.SYS is not loaded.
RESOLUTION
- Edit the Config.sys file and remove the NOAUTO parameter from the DOS= statement.
-or-
- Edit the Config.sys file and insert the required DEVICE= statements
so that the necessary devices are loaded during startup. The required statements are as follows. Add these lines after the "DOS=HIGH,UMB,NoAuto" line:
Device=C:\Windows\Himem.Sys
Device=C:\Windows\iFSHLP.Sys
For additional information about how to edit the Config.sys file, click the article number below
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
232558 How to Modify the Config.sys and Autoexec.bat Files
MORE INFORMATION
The NOAUTO parameter prevents Windows from loading devices such as
HIMEM.SYS and IFSHLP.SYS automatically while booting. If you use this
parameter, you must specify the devices that need to be loaded by adding
them to the CONFIG.SYS file.
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