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Windows ME and config.sys

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by tehjason

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Why can't I modify the config.sys? Each time I reboot, the config.sys file resets to its original blank form.

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by saihib

Check the attributes of the file to make sure that it is not set to "Read Only" That aside, Windows ME does not need a config.sys file to run. Why are you trying to alter it?

by joseph moore

I am not really good with WinME, but I think that you are running into a conflict with Windows File Protection. This feature is enacted on boot. If "protected" files are changed, Windows will replace the changed files with archived copies to ensure system integrity.
I think that that is what is happening to you. You change config.sys, then reboot, and WFP replaces your changed file with an archived one.
Here is a TechNet article that talks about extracting a protected file, and setting it to be the one to be used, and not over-written by WFP.
TechNet Article ID: Q265371
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q265/3/71.ASP
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Hope this helps.

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