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From: jcmorris@mwunix.mitre.org (Joe Morris)
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Subject: Re: Dos 5.0 and Windows 3.0
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Date: 21 Jun 91 19:34:27 GMT
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DON.RIVARD@OFFICE.WANG.COM (Don Rivard) writes:

>The problem with windows finding DOS APPS after loading DOS 5.0 is that
>DOS 5.0 changes the config.sys to files=10. Try putting files=20 and your
>problem should go away. This is what I found on my PC.

On my system I was running with files=40 with Windows 3 when I installed
MS-DOS 5; the installation procedure did not change the value.  You say
that the DOS installation program "...changes the config.sys to files=10".
What was it before you did the install?

In any case, the Windows manual recommends files=30 as the minimum for
running Windows.  The number should be increased to reflect any handles
used by TSRs or applications.

Joe Morris