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OSINHIME - DOS FROM DRIVE A: FAILS WHEN HIMEM.SYS IS SPECIFIED
IN OS/2 WARP
01/29/96
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DOS from Drive A: Fails when HIMEM.SYS Is Specified in OS/2 Warp
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Please Read Entire Document for Full Explanation of Procedures
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DESCRIPTION
When DOS from Drive A: is selected, it goes to a DOS Full Screen
session, starts DOS, and then fails.
RESOLUTION
DOS Versions That Fail:
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* MS DOS 6.2
* MS DOS 6.0
* PC DOS 6.1
DOS Versions That Work:
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* PC DOS 6.3
* IBM DOS 4.0
* Novell DOS 7.0
When MS 6.2 and MS 6.0 Fail:
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* The screen states "Starting MS-DOS" with a flashing cursor on the
next line.
* The Drive A light stays on.
* Ctrl+Esc does not work.
* Ctrl+Alt+Del does not work.
* You must turn power off and restart.
* Once restarted, the Desktop displays the following window:
System Error-DOS from Drive A:
SYS0039 The A: device is not ready
Options
End Program/command/operation
Retry command or operation
OK HELP
The DOS version is NOT the problem. The problem is DEVICE=A:\HIMEM.SYS
in the CONFIG.SYS file. These versions will not work in OS/2 Warp 3.0
with this device statement in the CONFIG.SYS file.
The HIMEM.SYS statement does not cause all systems to fail to start
from drive A.
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