configsys

[bill]

trying to use an old version of quicken, get the
following message in setup.
6. Message "Your CONFIG.SYS file needs updating.
Quicken needs at least
Files=50 and Buffers=10. You have Files=xx and
Buffers=yy".
From DOS or a DOS Session, make a copy of your
CONFIG.SYS file and name it
CONFIG.Q. Edit your CONFIG.SYS file where you see
Files= and/or Buffers=
so the values are Files=50 and Buffers=10.
Restart your system, start Windows
and start Quicken's Setup again. For more
information on these settings, see your
DOS or Windows manual.

question is, is this a safe process and where is this
file?

[David Candy]

Do the same thing but to c:\windows\system32\config.nt

"bill" > wrote in message =
...
> trying to use an old version of quicken, get the=20
> following message in setup.=20
> 6. Message "Your CONFIG.SYS file needs updating.=20
> Quicken needs at least=20
> Files=3D50 and Buffers=3D10. You have Files=3Dxx and=20
> Buffers=3Dyy".
> From DOS or a DOS Session, make a copy of your=20
> CONFIG.SYS file and name it=20
> CONFIG.Q. Edit your CONFIG.SYS file where you see=20
> Files=3D and/or Buffers=3D=20
> so the values are Files=3D50 and Buffers=3D10.=20
> Restart your system, start Windows=20
> and start Quicken's Setup again. For more=20
> information on these settings, see your
> DOS or Windows manual.
>=20
> question is, is this a safe process and where is this=20
> file?

[DL]

And will yr old version run on xp?
David

"David Candy" > wrote in message
...
Do the same thing but to c:\windows\system32\config.nt

"bill" > wrote in message
...
> trying to use an old version of quicken, get the
> following message in setup.
> 6. Message "Your CONFIG.SYS file needs updating.
> Quicken needs at least
> Files=50 and Buffers=10. You have Files=xx and
> Buffers=yy".
> From DOS or a DOS Session, make a copy of your
> CONFIG.SYS file and name it
> CONFIG.Q. Edit your CONFIG.SYS file where you see
> Files= and/or Buffers=
> so the values are Files=50 and Buffers=10.
> Restart your system, start Windows
> and start Quicken's Setup again. For more
> information on these settings, see your
> DOS or Windows manual.
>
> question is, is this a safe process and where is this
> file?

[Pat Garard]

Do NOT touch CONFIG.SYS!

The "DOS" equivalents in Win Xp are CONFIG.NT and AUTOEXEC.NT in the
C:\Windows\System32\ Folder.

You can edit these with Notepad.

Your version of Quicken must be very old - dating back to Windows 3.x.

Good Luck!

Pat Garard
Australia

"bill" > wrote in message
...
> trying to use an old version of quicken, get the
> following message in setup.
> 6. Message "Your CONFIG.SYS file needs updating.
> Quicken needs at least
> Files=50 and Buffers=10. You have Files=xx and
> Buffers=yy".
> From DOS or a DOS Session, make a copy of your
> CONFIG.SYS file and name it
> CONFIG.Q. Edit your CONFIG.SYS file where you see
> Files= and/or Buffers=
> so the values are Files=50 and Buffers=10.
> Restart your system, start Windows
> and start Quicken's Setup again. For more
> information on these settings, see your
> DOS or Windows manual.
>
> question is, is this a safe process and where is this
> file?

[David Candy]

Probably. As long as quicken followed the programming rules in place at =
the time.
"DL" > wrote in message =
...
> And will yr old version run on xp?
> David
>=20
> "David Candy" > wrote in message
> ...
> Do the same thing but to c:\windows\system32\config.nt
>=20
> "bill" > wrote in message
> ...
> > trying to use an old version of quicken, get the
> > following message in setup.
> > 6. Message "Your CONFIG.SYS file needs updating.
> > Quicken needs at least
> > Files=3D50 and Buffers=3D10. You have Files=3Dxx and
> > Buffers=3Dyy".
> > From DOS or a DOS Session, make a copy of your
> > CONFIG.SYS file and name it
> > CONFIG.Q. Edit your CONFIG.SYS file where you see
> > Files=3D and/or Buffers=3D
> > so the values are Files=3D50 and Buffers=3D10.
> > Restart your system, start Windows
> > and start Quicken's Setup again. For more
> > information on these settings, see your
> > DOS or Windows manual.
> >
> > question is, is this a safe process and where is this
> > file?
>=20
>=20

[ian]

Use the ability of XP to allow individual DOS sessions per program. All you
need to do is create the required settings in a config.nt and an autoexec.nt
file stored in the quicken directory. Then using program properties, direct
the program to use those files rather than the ones in system32.