Solve : Cannot find FCBS?

1.	Solve : Cannot find FCBS?
Answer» Hi, I try to use an old MSDOS-program in W98. The program ASKS for SCBS=40,40 in the CONFIG.SYS and I have not installed MS-DOS. I owe MS-DOS 6.0 and searched all 4 floppys for SCBS and cannot find it. It ought to be there since MS-DOS 3.1 but no SCBS even on my friends floppys MS-DOS 6.2 and 6.22. How come? Thanks, KeesFCBS (FILE control BLOCKS) is a setting not a file. Edit your CONFIG.SYS file and add the statement FCBS=40 You will need to reboot for the setting to take effect. DOS uses this setting to reserve space for the data structures holding information about OPEN files. Good luck. 8-) Hi Sidewinder, Thanks for the answer but no, the program has a "FCB-test" and still reports the missing FCBS. Does FCBS work even without installing MS-DOS, like in my CASE? I have only W98SE on my computer. Thanks, KeesI couldn't find any info on a FCB-Test. What old MS-DOS program are you trying to run? The program must be ancient to require file control blocks. Quote Does FCBS work even without installing MS-DOS, like in my case? I have only W98SE on my computer. You do indeed have DOS on your system. In fact Win98 runs on top of DOS. I also recall an option to restart a Win98 system in MS-DOS mode. Whether you boot into Win98 or DOS in full screen mode, the CONFIG.SYS file is processed and FCBS defaults to 4 if not present. Did you put a FCBS=40 statement in your CONFIG.SYS file? Did you reboot? What was the SCBS=40,40 in your original post all about? 8-) It is a very old Dutch program for bookkeeping and has a test to check the settings for share and fcbs. It's OK now because I used the config.sys in C: to add scbs but it ought to be config.sys in Windows\system32 actually. So, it works and thanks for the help! Kees

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Hi,
I try to use an old MSDOS-program in W98. The program ASKS for SCBS=40,40 in the CONFIG.SYS and I have not installed MS-DOS.
I owe MS-DOS 6.0 and searched all 4 floppys for SCBS and cannot find it.
It ought to be there since MS-DOS 3.1 but no SCBS even on my friends floppys MS-DOS 6.2 and 6.22.
How come?
Thanks, KeesFCBS (FILE control BLOCKS) is a setting not a file. Edit your CONFIG.SYS file and add the statement FCBS=40 You will need to reboot for the setting to take effect.

DOS uses this setting to reserve space for the data structures holding information about OPEN files.

Good luck. 8-)

Hi Sidewinder,
Thanks for the answer but no, the program has a "FCB-test" and still reports the missing FCBS.
Does FCBS work even without installing MS-DOS, like in my CASE?
I have only W98SE on my computer.
Thanks, KeesI couldn't find any info on a FCB-Test. What old MS-DOS program are you trying to run? The program must be ancient to require file control blocks.

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Does FCBS work even without installing MS-DOS, like in my case?
I have only W98SE on my computer.

You do indeed have DOS on your system. In fact Win98 runs on top of DOS. I also recall an option to restart a Win98 system in MS-DOS mode. Whether you boot into Win98 or DOS in full screen mode, the CONFIG.SYS file is processed and FCBS defaults to 4 if not present.

Did you put a FCBS=40 statement in your CONFIG.SYS file? Did you reboot? What was the SCBS=40,40 in your original post all about?

8-)

It is a very old Dutch program for bookkeeping and has a test to check the settings for share and fcbs.
It's OK now because I used the config.sys in C: to add scbs but it ought to be config.sys in Windows\system32 actually.
So, it works and thanks for the help!
Kees

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