Setting the "files=" value in Windows 2000 Pro

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I have an older application that I've run for years on all my computers called "Maximizer". Recently I was the target and victim of the Swen worm and had to reformat my hard drive, etc. to rid my laptop of its symtoms. (I also had to change my email address, as my old one was--and still is--receiving tons of email every day. Much of it is infected, and a lot is simply "returned undeliverable" notices.) But I digress...my real question here is getting my Maximizer to work again. Running under older Windows OS, I had to set the "files=" value at something higher than 99 in the config.sys. How do I do this in Windows 2000 Pro? I know it can be done, because I've had Maximizer working under this system for several years. I just don't remember how I got it to work when I first set it up. Thanks for any assistance.
 
Joe said:
I have an older application that I've run for years on all my computers called "Maximizer". Recently I was the target and victim of the Swen worm and had to reformat my hard drive, etc. to rid my laptop of its symtoms. (I also had to change my email address, as my old one was--and still is--receiving tons of email every day. Much of it is infected, and a lot is simply "returned undeliverable" notices.) But I digress...my real question here is getting my Maximizer to work again. Running under older Windows OS, I had to set the "files=" value at something higher than 99 in the config.sys. How do I do this in Windows 2000 Pro? I know it can be done, because I've had Maximizer working under this system for several years. I just don't remember how I got it to work when I first set it up. Thanks for any assistance.
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Modify %SystemRoot%\system32\config.nt to add the files= statement.
config.nt configured the command.com environment, not cmd.exe, so use
that to launch your app after you've made the change.

hth
 
Joe said:
Thanks for the reply, Ricardo, but may I please have a bit more detail in the way of instruction for doing this? I tried searching for the file to modify, but with success. Thanks.

----- Ricardo M. Urbano - W2K/NT4 MVP wrote: -----



Modify %SystemRoot%\system32\config.nt to add the files= statement.
config.nt configured the command.com environment, not cmd.exe, so use
that to launch your app after you've made the change.

hth
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1) Start, Run, notepad %systemroot%\system32\config.nt
2) Add your files= statement
3) Close and save the file
4) Start, Run, command.com
5) Navigate to application location
6) Launch it.
 
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