From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Todd Goodman" To: "'Suhaib M. Siddiqi'" Cc: "'cygwin'" Subject: RE: "Out of environment space" error Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 19:05:00 -0000 Message-id: <003901be65eb$25fd4db0$0301a8c0@tgoodman8> In-reply-to: < 006701be65a5$c7773480$29acdfd0@InspirePharm.Com > References: <006701be65a5$c7773480$29acdfd0@InspirePharm.Com> X-SW-Source: 1999-03/msg00082.html > -----Original Message----- > From: Suhaib M. Siddiqi [ mailto:Ssiddiqi@InspirePharm.Com ] > Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 1:44 PM > To: Todd Goodman > Cc: cygwin > Subject: Re: "Out of environment space" error > > > > > >> > >> You are the first NT user I've seen have this problem. > BTW, where is > >> the properties window for setting auto memory or 4096 on NT? > > > >Right click on the shortcut (which is a short-cut to an > MSDOS program), > >select Properties, then Memory Tab, then under Conventional Memory > there is > >an Initial Environment drop down box which was set to Auto > by default. > > > > Oh you may be better off leaving that the way it was. That will do no > good or harm to your Cygwin, in my opinion. Also Microsoft does not > advice using a config.sys file on NT. I have it back at the Auto default. I have a config.sys file since it is a dual boot to Win95 which is certainly supported by Microsoft. > > > >Perhaps it has to do with my installing NT over an existing 95 > installation > >on > >the same drive (a FAT partition). > > Did you run the NT partition during installation? It should > have taken > care of it, unless you forced the Nt installed to install OS > in the same > directory where Win95 was already installed. In that case you are in > big trouble and may consider backing up your data and cleaning the > disk... then doing a fresh install. You mean the NT partitioning program? I ran whatever the installation brought up (I honestly don't remember). I didn't force the install anywhere, it went into the default WINNT directory (windows was in WINDOWS). Thanks, Todd > > --S > > > > >> == > >> - \\||// > >> -------------------o0O0--Earnie--0O0o------------------- > >> -- earnie_boyd@yahoo.com -- > >> -- http://www.freeyellow.com/members5/gw32/index.html -- > >> ----------------------ooo0O--O0ooo---------------------- > >> > >> PS: Newbie's, you should visit my page. > >> _________________________________________________________ > >> DO YOU YAHOO!? > >> Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > >> > >> > > > > > >-- > >Want to unsubscribe from this list? > >Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com > > > > > > > -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Todd Goodman" To: "'Suhaib M. Siddiqi'" Cc: "'cygwin'" Subject: RE: "Out of environment space" error Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 19:45:00 -0000 Message-ID: <003901be65eb$25fd4db0$0301a8c0@tgoodman8> References: <006701be65a5$c7773480$29acdfd0@InspirePharm.Com> X-SW-Source: 1999-03n/msg00082.html Message-ID: <19990331194500.ys2geUY5QNladae01eMDHWNSJH48UYxfKKnxqHYdqB0@z> > -----Original Message----- > From: Suhaib M. Siddiqi [ mailto:Ssiddiqi@InspirePharm.Com ] > Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 1:44 PM > To: Todd Goodman > Cc: cygwin > Subject: Re: "Out of environment space" error > > > > > >> > >> You are the first NT user I've seen have this problem. > BTW, where is > >> the properties window for setting auto memory or 4096 on NT? > > > >Right click on the shortcut (which is a short-cut to an > MSDOS program), > >select Properties, then Memory Tab, then under Conventional Memory > there is > >an Initial Environment drop down box which was set to Auto > by default. > > > > Oh you may be better off leaving that the way it was. That will do no > good or harm to your Cygwin, in my opinion. Also Microsoft does not > advice using a config.sys file on NT. I have it back at the Auto default. I have a config.sys file since it is a dual boot to Win95 which is certainly supported by Microsoft. > > > >Perhaps it has to do with my installing NT over an existing 95 > installation > >on > >the same drive (a FAT partition). > > Did you run the NT partition during installation? It should > have taken > care of it, unless you forced the Nt installed to install OS > in the same > directory where Win95 was already installed. In that case you are in > big trouble and may consider backing up your data and cleaning the > disk... then doing a fresh install. You mean the NT partitioning program? I ran whatever the installation brought up (I honestly don't remember). I didn't force the install anywhere, it went into the default WINNT directory (windows was in WINDOWS). Thanks, Todd > > --S > > > > >> == > >> - \\||// > >> -------------------o0O0--Earnie--0O0o------------------- > >> -- earnie_boyd@yahoo.com -- > >> -- http://www.freeyellow.com/members5/gw32/index.html -- > >> ----------------------ooo0O--O0ooo---------------------- > >> > >> PS: Newbie's, you should visit my page. > >> _________________________________________________________ > >> DO YOU YAHOO!? > >> Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > >> > >> > > > > > >-- > >Want to unsubscribe from this list? > >Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com > > > > > > > -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com