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To: RJL who wrote (4218)6/23/1999 12:28:00 PM
From: jw  Respond to of 110644
 
Hi Rich, I can boot without the Start Up disk and get into EDIT. I changed the line in Config.sys, also looked in Windows for Himem.sys, and it's there. Shut down Re=booted and get 1 beep in post before the Windows 95 logo appears. Then in a couple seconds Logo disappears and 2 beeps then the message,

HIMEM.SYS IS MISSING,
Make sure that the file is in your windows directory,

then the c:\> prompt, from here I have access to c:\> and a:\> also.

There are 2 HIMEM.SYS, #1, 32,935kb 7/11/95, #2, 33,191kb 5/11/98, I have tried both. Doesn't seem to matter. The new one from my win98 on trading machine.

Regards, /jw




To: RJL who wrote (4218)6/23/1999 10:17:00 PM
From: jw  Respond to of 110644
 
Hi Rich, I have created a Start Up disk per your instructions.
Have loaded CDROM drivers. System sees A:\>, C:\> and now I have
D:\>. I have Windows on C:\> in Windows directory. Also have an empty Win95 directory. Shall I copy my win95 cd into/on top of Windows Directory or copy to Win95 directory, delete the Windows directory and run Setup in win95 directory?

Maybe a re-install will correct the HIMEM.SYS error, Dunno',

Regards, /jw

ps; only have 13mb left on HDD. Probably have to do one or the other or I may run out of HD space. I could delete other programs if need be. Will it work if I go to D:\> and run SETUP and direct it to
C:\>Windows ?, Thanks



To: RJL who wrote (4218)6/29/1999 11:48:00 AM
From: mr.mark  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 110644
 
i just came across secret source code for win98...

/*
TOP SECRET Microsoft(c) Code
Project: Chicago(tm)
Projected release-date: Summer 1998
*/
#include "win31.h"
#include "win95.h"
#include "evenmore.h"
#include "oldstuff.h"
#include "billrulz.h"
#define INSTALL = HARD

char make_prog_look_big[1600000];
void main()
{
while(!CRASHED)
{
display_copyright_message();
display_bill_rules_message();
do_nothing_loop();
if (first_time_installation)
{
make_50_megabyte_swapfile();
do_nothing_loop();
totally_screw_up_HPFS_file_system();
search_and_destroy_the_rest_of_OS/2();
hang_system();
}
write_something(anything);
display_copyright_message();
do_nothing_loop();
do_some_stuff();
if (still_not_crashed)
{
display_copyright_message();
do_nothing_loop();
basically_run_windows_3.1();
do_nothing_loop();
do_nothing_loop();
do_nothing_loop();
}
}
if (detect_cache())
disable_cache();
if (fast_cpu()) {
set_wait_states(lots);
set_mouse(speed, very_slow);
set_mouse(action, jumpy);
set_mouse(reaction, sometimes);
}
/* printf("Welcome to Windows 3.11"); */
/* printf("Welcome to Windows 95"); */
printf("Welcome to Windows 98");
if (system_ok())
{
bsod(random_err());
crash(to_dos_prompt);
}
else
system_memory = open("a:\swp0001.swp", O_CREATE);
while(something)
{
sleep(5);
get_user_input();
sleep(5);
act_on_user_input();
sleep(5);
}
create_general_protection_fault();
}

:)

mark


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