Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!netcomsv!feustel From: feustel@netcom.COM (David Feustel) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps Subject: Re: Windows USELESS with MSDOS 5.0!!! Keywords: Windows MSDOS 5.0 Message-ID: <1991Jun17.190239.10884@netcom.COM> Date: 17 Jun 91 19:02:39 GMT References: <1991Jun13.235553.24042@netcom.COM> <1991Jun17.184516.10114@netcom.COM> Organization: DAFCO - An OS/2 Oasis Lines: 8 Morris has correctly diagnosed the problem I was having. The dos installation program set the FILES parameter =10. Windows needs more. Setting FILES=50 cured my system of its windows problems. Thanks to all who were trying to help me figure this out. -- David Feustel, 1930 Curdes Ave, Fort Wayne, IN 46805, (219) 482-9631 EMAIL: feustel@netcom.com or feustel@cvax.ipfw.indiana.edu