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# 6608 - Config.sys Changing Files= Due to Error Message |
The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS
Problem
As you start WordPerfect, the following error message appears: Insufficient File Handles to run WP--Increase FILES= in CONFIG.SYS and reboot your computer. |
Answer:
Specify FILES=20. 1 Save the information in all open applications. 2 From a DOS prompt, type COPY C:\CONFIG.SYS C:\CONFIG.OLD and press Enter. 3 Type COPY CONFIG.SYS+CON CONFIG.SYS, then press Enter. 4 Enter FILES=20 (or higher, depending on the setting you want). 5 Press F6, then press Enter. 6 Reboot your computer by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del. If WordPerfect continues to display the Insufficient File Handles... message, repeat these steps and increase your current file handles setting. |
Details:
As your computer boots up, it searches the root directory of your startup drive for the files CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT. These files contain basic system commands and configuration information. For example, these files contain information for configuring the management of memory, attaching devices, the kind of prompt DOS displays, and other parts of the computer system. Your computer uses some information contained within these commands as limits that maintain the integrity of your system. The CONFIG.SYS file contains the main configuration commands your computer uses when you turn it on. It is stored in the C:\ directory, or the root directory of your startup drive. CONFIG.SYS contains the FILES= command line that limits the number of files that can be open on your system. The number following FILES= specifies the number of file handles that can be open at one time. For example, WordPerfect requires a minimum value of FILES=20. DOS specifies the allowable range to be 8 through 255. The default is 8. The Insufficient File Handles... error suggests a request was made to open more files than are currently available. Otherwise, all currently available file handles specified in the CONFIG.SYS file are already currently opened. You must increase the number of files that can be open by changing the FILES= command. See Also Appendix E: Error Messages in the WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS reference manual |
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