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by eagleabj

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My computer bots to win98 screen and stops. It will not boot to safe mode. When I use step-by-step confirmation I get an error message "system configuration manager failed to run" and "configuration specified in config.sys file is too large for memory. Remove some drivers and try again". When I try to run scandisk.exe or scanreg.exe, I get an error message,"error in exe file". How can I restore this system?

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by cactus pete

Can you boot to a DOS prompt? If so, during the boot, hit F5 and break so that you just drop to the prompt. Rename config.sys to something else [like config.bak - if there isn't one already] and reboot.

This will give you a chance to boot normally and do some more troubleshooting.

by oz_media

CONFIG.SYS not needed for Win98

You can boot to DOS by pressing F8 or CTRL
before the "Starting Windows 98" screen appears, then select option 5
for Command Prompt. Once at the C:\ prompt you can type:

ren config.sys config.old
or
ren config.sys config.001

Config.sys is not required to boot Windows 98.

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by mdjameer

ur pc infected by virus.plse clean virus by dos.fdisk/mbr.in cmos set up set the default valu

by cactus pete

From a google searh:

Question 6. I get an error something like a device specified in your Config.sys is too large formemory. Please remove some drivers and try again. How can I fix this error?Solution 6. To fix this error you will need to do the following:Boot from a startup or boot disk and type the following lines:C:PATH=C:\WINDOWS\COMMANDATTRIB C:\CONFIG.SYS ?REDIT CONFIG.SYSYou will now be in the MS-DOS Editor and your Config.sys file will be displayed.Add DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS to your Config.sys as the first line.Add DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS as the second line.Then change the line DEVICE=SECURE98.SYS to DEVICEHIGH= SECURE98.SYSPress ALT + F and the file menu will highlight. Choose Save. Press ALT + F then chooseExit.Type ATTRIB C:\CONFIG.SYS +RYou can now reboot and the error should no longer appear

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