Error: There is not enough memory to load the Registry (due to SYSTEM.DAT corrupt).
Error:
There is not enough memory to load the Registry.
Cause:
The SYSTEM.DAT file is corrupt. Windows automatically searches for and uses this file at startup. If this file is not available, Windows uses SYSTEM.DA0.
Solution:
Use the System.1st file to restore the Registry. Rename System.dat as System.xxx. Rename System.1st as System.dat.
NOTE: Using System.1st and renaming it System.dat will change the hardware/software configuration of the computer to what it was when Windows 95 was originally installed on the computer. All system settings that have been added or modified since Windows 95 was first installed will be lost.
CAUTION: Modifying the Registry incorrectly could cause serious problems that may require the reinstallation of Windows 95. For more information about the Registry Editor or the Registry, please refer to the online Help topics.
To force Windows to use the Registry used when Windows was initially installed:
1) Shut down Windows and restart in MS-DOS mode:
a) Click the 'Start' button to display the 'Start' menu.
b) Select 'Shut Down...'. (The 'Shut Down Windows' dialog box appears.)
c) Select the 'Restart the computer in MS-DOS Mode' radio button.
'Shut Down Windows'
d) Click 'Yes'.
NOTE: When the computer starts up again, Windows 95 does not appear on the screen. Instead, a DOS prompt reading C:\WINDOWS appears.
2) To change to the root directory, type the following, and press ENTER:
CD3) Type the following to remove the attributes for the System.dat files:
ATTRIB -H -R -S C:\<WINDOWS>\SYSTEM.DAT
(where <WINDOWS> is the directory in which Windows 95 is installed).
3) Press ENTER.
4) To rename System.dat, type the following, and press ENTER:
RENAME C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.DAT C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.XXX
5) To change the file attributes, type the following, and press ENTER:
ATTRIB C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.1ST -R -S -H
6) To use System.1st in place of System.dat, type the following, and press ENTER:
RENAME C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.1ST C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.DAT
7) Reboot the computer.
