Running Privateer 1 on Windows ME

Base memory=conventional memory, you have all the mem that you need.
But do you have EMS ????
check the config.sys, an archive EMM386.exe

[Edited by Ghost on 05-04-2001 at 01:15]
 
Pff, I doubt there are still computer classes which go into the nuances of managing DOS memory. :)

LH stands for load high. ie loads the program into high memory as opposed to conventional memory. Stuffing as much as you can into high memory is a good way to free up conventional memory. Of course, minimising the number of TSR (terminate-and-stay-resident) programs you load is the best thing to do.

Try DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE 16384 RAM in your config.sys if it doesn't already look similar to that.

BTW, EMM386.EXE and HIMEM.SYS will not load into high memory (how can you load something into memory that isn't yet there?), so DEVICEHIGH will not work on these programs.
 
WOW, i really not have an idea :(, you have the EMS memory and all the convencional memory, try resetting the machine :)
 
No, he needs 16384 in the EMM386 line. I'm not sure what the default EMS amount is but anything more than 16MB of EMS, and apparently Privateer starts acting up.
 
DAMMIT! Still wont work :( Hope you guys still got some ideas. Well try again tomorrow, Im going off to bed.
 
Moral of the story - backup your startup files. :)

Repost your CONFIG.SYS AUTOEXEC.BAT and perhaps show us what you see when you type MEM /C |MORE
 
Originally posted by Wedge009
Moral of the story - backup your startup files. :)

Repost your CONFIG.SYS AUTOEXEC.BAT and perhaps show us what you see when you type MEM /C |MORE
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Use to following command from the c: propmt using your boot disk.

MEM /C > P1MEM.TXT

This will create a memory report to a text file call P1MEM.txt at the root of the c: drive. You can opening it with notepad and post it. If you know how to convert a text file in excel it would make in easier for us to read.
 
Forgot... this is WinME we're talking about. If I recall correctly, WinME likes junking whatever changes you make to config files. So, we're gonna try to get it working again, this time with a boot disk.
 
I never got it working on ME. Im talking about my compaq now. Ill post my config.sys and autoexec.bat in a little bit.
 
here they are:

Config.sys

DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM 16384
DOS=HIGH,UMB,AUTO
DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\CPQIDECD.SYS /D:IDECD001
FILESHIGH=80
BUFFERSHIGH=40,4
FCBSHIGH=10
SWITCHES=/F
LH C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.EXE

Autoexec.bat (Edited, I opened this wrong)

@C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NORTON~2\NAVDX.EXE /Startup
rem - By Windows 95 Network - c:\windows\net initialize
rem - By Windows 95 Network - ban /nc
rem - By Windows 95 Network - ndisban
rem - By Windows 95 Network - redirall
rem - By Windows 95 Network - c:\windows\net start
rem - By Windows 95 Network - arswait
rem - By Windows 95 Network - z:login
@C:\PROGRA~1\DRSOLO~1\ANTI-V~1\GUARD.COM
@ECHO OFF
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1
LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\DOSKEY

if exist c:\pipost.bat call c:\pipost.bat
SET CLASSPATH=C:\Program Files\HEAT\navbar;%CLASSPATH%

mem

Memory Type Total Used Free
Conventional 640K 36K 604K
Upper 67K 67K 0K
Reserved 384K 384K 0K
Extended (XMS) 31,677K 197K 31,480K

Total Memory 32,768K 684K 32,084K

Total under 1 MB 707K 102K 604K

Total Expanded (EMS) 31M (32,948,224 bytes)
Free Expanded (EMS) 16M (16,777,216 bytes)

Largest executable program size 604K (618,912 bytes)
Largest free upper memory block 0K (0 bytes)
MS-DOS is resident in the high memory area.




Ok, thats everything. Anyone got an idea?







[Edited by MadDog243 on 05-04-2001 at 21:39]
 
In () my opinion.
Originally posted by MadDog243
here they are:

Config.sys

DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM 16384 (choose ram or 16384, i need in my config all the ram)
DOS=HIGH,UMB,AUTO (Put this first and erase auto)
DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\CPQIDECD.SYS /D:IDECD001
FILESHIGH=80 (put 30)
BUFFERSHIGH=40,4 (put 30)
FCBSHIGH=10 (erase)
SWITCHES=/F (erase)
LH C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.EXE (in the config????, erase)

Autoexec.bat (Edited, I opened this wrong)

@C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NORTON~2\NAVDX.EXE /Startup
rem - By Windows 95 Network - c:\windows\net initialize
rem - By Windows 95 Network - ban /nc
rem - By Windows 95 Network - ndisban
rem - By Windows 95 Network - redirall
rem - By Windows 95 Network - c:\windows\net start
rem - By Windows 95 Network - arswait
rem - By Windows 95 Network - z:login
@C:\PROGRA~1\DRSOLO~1\ANTI-V~1\GUARD.COM (erase)
@ECHO OFF
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1
LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\DOSKEY (erase)

if exist c:\pipost.bat call c:\pipost.bat (erase)
SET CLASSPATH=C:\Program Files\HEAT\navbar;%CLASSPATH% (erase)

mem

Memory Type Total Used Free
Conventional 640K 36K 604K
Upper 67K 67K 0K
Reserved 384K 384K 0K
Extended (XMS) 31,677K 197K 31,480K

Total Memory 32,768K 684K 32,084K

Total under 1 MB 707K 102K 604K

Total Expanded (EMS) 31M (32,948,224 bytes)
Free Expanded (EMS) 16M (16,777,216 bytes)

Largest executable program size 604K (618,912 bytes)
Largest free upper memory block 0K (0 bytes)
MS-DOS is resident in the high memory area.




Ok, thats everything. Anyone got an idea?







[Edited by MadDog243 on 05-04-2001 at 21:39]
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If you can´t play mailme i will give my autoexec and config, and with a little of adding files you can play.
 
Ghost, what is In () my opinion mean?

also, what is your email, the email function has been disabled by the admins.
 
Dammit, the ideas didnt work, so go ahead and check your email, send the stuff to the address I mailed you with.
 
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