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How do I add a device in Config.sys?

Discussion in 'Legacy Windows' started by drew1920, 2007/01/15.

  1. 2007/01/15
    drew1920

    drew1920 Inactive Thread Starter

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    I'm lost, spent 5 hours trying to fix my laptop but to no avail...

    I searched the net and there was an instruction to add a device in config.sys though there was no detailed instruction on how to do it...

    Anyone tried this before?

    Thanks
     
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    Steve R Jones

    Steve R Jones SuperGeek Staff

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    Which Operating System are you using and what do you need to add? Win2k and XO don't use the config.sys file...

    If you're uisng Win98 you can click on Start->Run and type SYSEDIT edit the file.
     
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  4. 2007/01/15
    drew1920

    drew1920 Inactive Thread Starter

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    hi steve,

    OS is win 98SE. What happened was i reformatted it and then I can boot thru drive A but for some reason it doesn't want to recognize the CD drive where my windows disk was located. so I searched the net of things that I can do. One article suggested that I add va16CLI.sys on the config.sys, problem is, i don't know how to do that :confused:
     
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    Steve R Jones

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    Where did you get the boot diskett from?

    Might try one from www.bootdisk.com

    Is the file va16CLI.sys on your floppy disk? If not, you're sol... If it is:

    Boot off the floppy. At the A:\> prompt type:

    Edit A:\Config.sys

    You "probabably need to add the line:

    Device = va16CLI.sys

    Then do File save and reboot.
     
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