File handles (files command or fcbs) in Windows XP

[Guest]

I have an old DOS based program that I've run for years and still like. I've
been able to get it to run under all Windows versions I've been using in the
past, but I'm having some problems getting it to work on my new computer
running Windows XP Home. (I've had this working before under XP on another
computer, but I've forgotten how I did it.) Whenever the program attempts to
start, I get an error message that says I need to change the file handles in
the config.sys to a minimum of 99. How do I do this??? There's no
config.sys, of course, and it seems that under Windows 2000 in the System 32
folder I was able to edit the config.nt file to include a line like
"fcbs=99". Can anyone help?

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

I have an old DOS based program that I've run for years and still like.
I've been able to get it to run under all Windows versions I've been
using in the past, but I'm having some problems getting it to work on
my new computer running Windows XP Home. (I've had this working before
under XP on another computer, but I've forgotten how I did it.)
Whenever the program attempts to start, I get an error message that
says I need to change the file handles in the config.sys to a minimum
of 99. How do I do this?

Add/modify this line in CONFIG.NT:
FILES=100

If this doesn't work, add that line (dummy) to CONFIG.SYS as well.

 

[Haggis]

I have an old DOS based program that I've run for years and still like.
I've
been able to get it to run under all Windows versions I've been using in
the
past, but I'm having some problems getting it to work on my new computer
running Windows XP Home. (I've had this working before under XP on
another
computer, but I've forgotten how I did it.) Whenever the program attempts
to
start, I get an error message that says I need to change the file handles
in
the config.sys to a minimum of 99. How do I do this??? There's no
config.sys, of course, and it seems that under Windows 2000 in the System
32
folder I was able to edit the config.nt file to include a line like
"fcbs=99". Can anyone help?

I think this is what you are looking for

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314106

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the help, folks. I found and modified the config.nt file and once
again the old DOS program works. Thanks again for your help.