Safe Mode Boot Does Not Process Machine Switch for Himem.sys

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SYMPTOMS

You may not be able to start Windows 95 in Safe mode if your computer requires a machine-switch parameter on the Himem.sys line in the Config.sys file in order to boot.

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CAUSE

When you start Windows 95 in Safe mode, the Config.sys file is not processed. Therefore, the Himem.sys line, and any parameter on the line, is not processed.

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RESOLUTION

To process the Himem.sys line when you start Windows 95 in Safe mode, follow these steps:

Restart your computer. When you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, press the F8 key, and then choose Step-by-Step Confirmation from the Startup menu.
Press Y when you are prompted to load the DoubleSpace driver, press N when you are prompted to process the system registry, press Y when you are prompted to process the startup device drivers, and then press Y when you are prompted to process Himem.sys, Ifshlp.sys, and Setver.exe.
Press N when you are prompted to process the startup command file (Autoexec.bat) and when you are prompted to load the Windows graphical user interface.
At the command prompt, type win /d:m to start Windows 95 in Safe mode.

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MORE INFORMATION

The following line is an example of a Himem.sys line with a machine-switch parameter:

   device=c:\windows\himem.sys /m:1

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Windows 95

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KB133442

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