BOOT ERROR

[soilis]

When i restart my PC i get the error message "Invalid entry in MSDOS.SYS setting ORIG-DIAG-BOOT=0"
The system stops and after a cold reboot and scanreg/restore it starts normally the windows98SE that i run on my PC.After trying to restart again ,only hresults in the above problem to repeat itself.
l would like to know if i should change one of the numbers in config.sys,ie.one of the following:device=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\display.sys con=(ega,,1)
Country=044,850,C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\country.sys
Is it one of the numbers 1,850 or 044 that i have to change, or is it something else i should add,or delete from the file???
Or is it OK to erase the line from the MSDOS.sys file?Thats what i tried and also i unchecked the config.sys and the Autoexec.bat from the system config utility.and i restart the windows without these 2 files.It seems to work OK but i want to fix it so it wont become more complicated later.
Your help woul;d be much appreciated.
Best regards

[Smitty]

Soilis,

Contents of the Windows Msdos.sys File
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q118/5/79.ASP (http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q118/5/79.ASP>http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q118/5/79.ASP</a>

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As to your question concerning the contents of your Config.sys file I am a little puzzled.

..."Country=044,850",C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\country.sys
or
..."numbers 1,850 or 044"

Make file active again anyways and see if you have any problems.

Smitty<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by Smitty on 10/06/01 05:08.</FONT></P>

[reghakr]

Smitty has the answer to the msdos.sys file.

Regarding the config.sys file, on a Win98 machine, you don't need anythiung in the config.sys file. I would rename it to config.old, then open Windows Explorer, go to the root of the c: drive, right-click in the right pane, choose new&gt;Text Document, name it config,.sys (ignore the error message) and restart your computer.

The only reasn for creating a blank one is that you won't receive an error if you go to Start&gt;Run, and type sysedit.

reghakr

[soilis]

how about using the system configuration utility?It created itself an empty config.sys when i uncheck the config.sys in msconfig.
\My question is if i can keep the windows 98SE working with the config.sys and the autoexec.bat files processed in booting.
Or do i need them for something?
Note that i run a lot of different software on my PC from games to utilities.Also i have TweakUI ,system mechanic and regcleaner installed.I tweaked my system with these.
After reinstalling windows 98SE from the CD last night it all runs smoothly.
But will it last????