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Q97604: Using MemMaker with a Drive That Requires a Device Driver

Article: Q97604
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 19-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
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SUMMARY
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If your boot drive (usually drive C) cannot be written to until a device driver
is loaded, MemMaker cannot function properly. To work around this problem,
perform the following steps:

1. Use the SYS command to create an MS-DOS startup (boot) floppy disk. For
  example, from the MS-DOS command prompt, type "SYS C: A:" (without the
  quotation marks) and press ENTER.

2. Copy MEMMAKER.EXE, CHKSTATE.SYS, HIMEM.SYS, EMM386.EXE, and SIZER.EXE to the
  startup floppy disk in drive A.

3. Copy your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files to the floppy disk in drive A and
  modify them as appropriate to cause them to restart the system properly. For
  example, if you have a device statement such as "device=drv.sys", modify the
  statement to explicitly look at drive C ("device=c:\drv.sys").

4. With the floppy disk in drive A, restart computer.

5. From the MS-DOS command prompt on drive A, type "MEMMAKER" (without the
  quotation marks) and press ENTER.

6. When MemMaker is finished, copy the modified CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT
  files to drive C.

7. Using MS-DOS Editor, edit the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT file to ensure the
  path statements for HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE point to the hard drive. For
  example, make sure the device statement for HIMEM.SYS is
  DEVICE\C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS, and not DEVICE=A:\HIMEM.SYS.

Additional query words: 6.22 6.0 loops boot bootup bootdisk hardcard Plus II XL ATDOSXL.SYS 6.2

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22

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