Microsoft KB Archive/32814

Word Err Msg: Increase FILES Setting in CONFIG.SYS

PSS ID Number: Q32814 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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The following is a list of the possible reasons why the “Increase FILES setting in CONFIG.SYS” error message appears:


 * 1) There may be no CONFIG.SYS file. Use Microsoft Word to create a new CONFIG.SYS file. Type “FILES=15”, then save the file with the “formatted” field set to No on the root drive of your hard disk or on the floppy disk you use to boot your system. Finally, reboot your computer.
 * 2) The existing CONFIG.SYS file does not have a FILES setting, or FILES is not set large enough. Modify CONFIG.SYS as outlined in Step 1.
 * 3) There may be spaces in the FILES line in the CONFIG.SYS file. On some computers, “FILES = 15” works correctly. Other computers require that there be no spaces on either side of the equal sign. “FILES=15” is preferred.
 * 4) The Spell disk is write protected. Remove the write-protect tab and try again.
 * 5) The FILES setting is correct, but the computer has not been rebooted since making the CONFIG.SYS file modification. Reboot the computer by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL or by turning the power switch off and on.
 * 6) The root directory containing COMMAND.COM is not in the DOS PATH in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
 * 7) The computer is booted from the wrong drive. For example, the CONFIG.SYS is on Drive C, but you booted from Drive A (or vice versa).
 * 8) There is an end-of-file (right arrow) marker before the FILES line in CONFIG.SYS. Remove this marker and reboot your computer.
 * 9) On a Zenith PC Model EZ 20, using DOS version 3.30, the FILES setting in CONFIG.SYS is ignored. Therefore, using the versions 3.x spell checker or running the Spell program outside of Word is the only solution.

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