Getting expanded memory?

[Toller]

I just bought a Toshiba laptop; XPHome. I cannot create expanded memory on
it. I have two XPHome desktop machines and they have expanded memory
without any effort. I called Toshiba and they said it was purely a software
issue, but I have the laptop set up exactly the same as the desktops and it
just doesn't work, so I think it is a hardware issue.

I have done searches on the web and followed all the suggestions there for
editing config.nt and disabling USB legacy, etc. but nothing helps.

Any suggestions?

 

[Robert Gault]

I just bought a Toshiba laptop; XPHome. I cannot create expanded memory on
it. I have two XPHome desktop machines and they have expanded memory
without any effort. I called Toshiba and they said it was purely a software
issue, but I have the laptop set up exactly the same as the desktops and it
just doesn't work, so I think it is a hardware issue.

I have done searches on the web and followed all the suggestions there for
editing config.nt and disabling USB legacy, etc. but nothing helps.

Any suggestions?

Post the contents of your config.nt file.

 

[Toller]

Post the contents of your config.nt file.

Both the desktop that works and the laptop that doesn't are:
dos=high, umb
device=%SystemRoot%\system32\himem.sys
files=40

I have left out all the REMed out stuff on the assumption that it doesn't
matter.
himem.sys is in system32 directory.
Thanks.

 

[Robert Gault]

Both the desktop that works and the laptop that doesn't are:
dos=high, umb
device=%SystemRoot%\system32\himem.sys
files=40

I have left out all the REMed out stuff on the assumption that it doesn't
matter.
himem.sys is in system32 directory.
Thanks.

You seem to be missing a line. With all the REMs in the file, that is
easy to do. Add the following line after device=
EMM = B=4000 RAM
See if that helps.