MemMaker Damages Related Files with Incorrect Path (98405)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0

This article was previously published under Q98405

SYMPTOMS

If your PATH environment variable is set to PATH=\DOS when you run MemMaker, the following files are truncated:

CHKSTATE.SYS
EMM386.EXE
HIMEM.SYS
MEMMAKER.HLP
MEMMAKER.EXE
SIZER.EXE

These files may be truncated to 8192, 4096 or zero bytes.

In addition, you may receive one of the following errors:

  • "Sector not found" error message overlaying the blue MemMaker screen

-or-

  • "Bad or missing error in CONFIG.SYS line n" error message

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MS-DOS MemMaker version 6.00. This problem was corrected in later versions.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do the following:

  1. Set the path to PATH=C:\DOS.
  2. Expand CHKSTATE.SY_, EMM386.EXE, HIMEM.SY_, MEMMAKER.HL_, MEMMAKER.EXE, and SIZER.EX_ from the original MS-DOS 6.0 disks. For example, to expand the CHKSTATE.SY_ file, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER:

    C:\dos\expand a:\chkstate.sy_ c:\dos\chkstate.sys

                                         File Location
    
       Filename                1.44 MB     1.2 MB      720K       360K
       -----------------------------------------------------------------
    
       CHKSTATE.SY_             Disk 3     Disk 3     Disk 3     Disk  6
       EMM386.EX_               Disk 3     Disk 4     Disk 5     Disk 10
       HIMEM.SY_                Disk 1     Disk 2     Disk 3     Disk  5
       MEMMAKER.EXE             Disk 3     Disk 4     Disk 3     Disk  6
       MEMMAKER.HL_             Disk 3     Disk 3     Disk 3     Disk  6
       SIZER.EX_                Disk 3     Disk 4     Disk 3     Disk  6
    						
  3. Rerun MemMaker.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/19/1999
Keywords:KB98405