Swapfile Err Msg: Incompatible Driver in CONFIG.SYS (71447)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 3.0
  • Microsoft Windows 3.0a
This article was previously published under Q71447

SYMPTOMS

When you boot without a CONFIG.SYS file in the root directory of drive C, and run the Windows SWAPFILE.EXE utility to create a permanent swapfile, the following error message is displayed:
Your CONFIG.SYS file contains a device driver that is incompatible with Swapfile.
NOTE: This problem does not occur in later versions of Microsoft Windows.

RESOLUTION

Create a CONFIG.SYS file with Files=30 and Buffers=30 in the root directory of drive C. Rebooting the system is not necessary.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/7/2005
Keywords:KB71447
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