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10-23-2009, 10:03 AM
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EMM386.EXE error msg- Caldera DR-DOS
" The system memory manager (EMM386.EXE) has detected an error caused by a fault in one of the device drivers or programs loaded in the system"
This started with frequent auto shutdowns and rebootings, then blue screen. Its a 1 year old Lenovo tower with XP. I wiped the disk with Dariks and reinstalled using Lenovos restore CD. Unbelievably this error message still comes up - last time was when I tried to boot with a HDD stress test on CD. (It has since passed all stress tests) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/831515 says this is a corrupt file and instructs to use a boot floppy and then edit config.sys .... But 1st I have no floppy drive and secondly I would need to know where the Caldera DR-DOS folder is located ( search comes back with zero) What can I do ? Thanks! |
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10-23-2009, 11:37 AM
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Your best bet is to see what is in config.sys and if nothing more than the emm file (and possibly himem.sys) then delete config.sys or clear it out to a zero length.
The capabilities made available by emm are built into XP. |
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10-23-2009, 12:08 PM
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XP doesn't use the Config.sys file.
You can tweak the Config.NT file for older DOS apps... What are you doing/what apps etc are you using when you get this error? If it was -> last time was when I tried to boot with a HDD stress test on CD. Then don't use thay app....If you want to test the hard drive - get the software from the drive makers web site. |
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10-23-2009, 02:46 PM
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The hard drive test that gave the error was from Hitachi for the
Hitachi on the machine. Thats the only time I've seen the error msg since I wiped the drive and reinstalled XP. Can you give me a path to look in config.sys to see whats in there, and how to delete it ? ( Why did I throw away my DOS book ?) I don't want this to come back on them in the future, even though it has only showed up the one time since the reinstall. Thanks EDIT: Did a search for EMM386.EXE.... nothing found. Last edited by Parangles; 10-23-2009 at 03:05 PM. |
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10-23-2009, 03:23 PM
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When you are booting with the Hitachi DFT, it's using DR-DOS on the CD with its own config files. This error has nothing to do with your Windows installation, it's either a compatibility issue between DR-DOS and your hardware, or you have defective hardware. It could also be a corrupt CD.
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10-23-2009, 06:15 PM
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Well I dont know where I am. I ran Sisoft Sandra and most of the hardware
exceeded their benchmark standards, the rest did not fall much below. So I don't know about defective hardware. I was hoping the test would show some defect but they didn't. I guess youre all saying- leave it a while and if it doesnt reappear - forget it. This thing was downgraded from Vista to XP with Lenovos official downgrade pack so maybe thats where the corruption came from. Cheers |
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10-25-2009, 06:30 AM
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Were you having some sort of issue that motivated you to run the testing software?
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