Problem With windows 95a boot up

[Power-B]

I have an old p 133 I'm playing around with
and it has an interesting little problem.
When I boot the computer, I get

Can't find win.com, unable to continue
loading windows

the win.com has a , at the end of it.
now where and how do I fix this??

[Nathan]

Creating a New Win.com File When You Cannot Start Windows

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release version 2

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to start Windows 95/98, you may receive one of the following error messages and be returned to the MS-DOS prompt:


The following file is missing or corrupted: Win.com


The following file is missing or corrupted: Win.com Program too big to fit in memory


Cannot find Win.com, unable to continue loading Windows


Program too large

CAUSE
This issue can occur if the Win.com file is missing or damaged. Check the file to see if it is the correct size:


Windows 98: 24,791 bytes
Windows 95: 22,679 bytes
Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2: 24,503 bytes


RESOLUTION
Create a new Win.com file by extracting the Win.cnf file from your Windows disks or CD-ROM to the Windows folder, and then renaming it to Win.com. To do so, follow these steps:

Extract the Win.cnf file from your Windows disks or CD-ROM to the Windows folder. For information about how to do so, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q129605
TITLE : How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files
NOTE: The Win.cnf file is in the following locations:


Disk 3 of the original Windows 95 disks


Win95_03.cab of the original Windows 95 CD-ROM


Win98_28.cab of the original Windows 98 CD-ROM

Rename the Win.cnf file in the Windows folder to Win.com. To do so, type the following line, and then press ENTER:

ren c:\windows\win.cnf c:\windows\win.com


Restart your computer.

MORE INFORMATION
If the Win.com file is too small, you receive the first error message listed above. If the Win.com file is too large, you receive the second error message. If the Win.com file is missing, you receive the third error message.

Additional query words: 98

Keywords : kbenv kberrmsg osr2 win95 winboot
Version : 95 98
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb


[This message has been edited by Nathan (edited 10-17-99).]

[Power-B]

Well the thing is that after I get the
unable to continue loading windows,
it go's back to dos and I type cd windows
then win and it loads up fine, it just
won't load on it own..

[Nathan]

Did you try it? And if so, what happened?

[blondini]

check your msdos.sys to make sure the path is correct ie.
[Paths]
WinDir=C:\WINDOWS
WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS
HostWinBootDrv=C

[Options]
BootMulti=0
BootGUI=1
DoubleBuffer=1
AutoScan=1
WinVer=4.10.2222