i need help. this is a question on my homework for microcomputer and i cant find it in the book. ive read a 30 page chapter 7 times and i still cant find it. does any1 know?
2007-09-09 12:03:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
This is odd. You know, the config.sys is a system configuration file. However, it is located in C:/ driver, but has zero bytes inside. This means it is empty. Now, I did locate the himem.sys file in the system 32 folder. It contains 4.86 kilobytes. Both files are super hidden system files. System configuration files.
I know these are needed files, but am unsure exactly what types of configuration they provide. Perhaps this is enough information for you to locate the information you need, or give you a mental shake to loose up the information which is there! lol
Listen, if the information is not in the book, then it is information your instructor gave during lecture. I suggest you either go ask for assistance from another student, or your instructor. The instructor is there to help and as you are trying to study for exams, that instructor should be happy to give you help. If not, then by all means discuss this with other sudents.
However you find your answer will you post what it is in "additional comments" area here so I can know too? You got my curiousity up! lol
Good luck and enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Cool!! Looks like you received your answer! Every single person responded with the exact same answer, so that gives a huge indication that is what it does. However, I still wonder how it could be in the config.sys file when it has zero bytes. Wonder how that is possible?
2007-09-09 12:21:53 · answer #1 · answered by Serenity 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This line allows DOS to use the higher memory area to load certain drivers and DOS segments out of the lower 640 k comventional memory into the higher memory area freeing memory for use
2007-09-09 12:11:02 · answer #2 · answered by jabob99 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sets up a driver to control the upper memory use on older systems (up to Win98), as otherwise the machine could not use memory expansion.
2007-09-09 12:08:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DEVICE=HIMEM allows the system to access the memory above 640KB limit, because in old DOD days top limit for DOS was 640KB
2007-09-09 12:16:39 · answer #4 · answered by steven25t 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is to allow MSDOS based programs (like windows 9x) acces the higher memory addresses.
Bert
2007-09-09 12:10:23 · answer #5 · answered by Bert C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that himem.sys allows the system to access more than 640K of RAM.
2007-09-09 12:13:10 · answer #6 · answered by ForbiddenPC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋