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In your config.sys make sure you have this line<br />
<br />
stacks=9,256<br />
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<br />
Glenn
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In your config.sys make sure you have this line

stacks=9,256


Glenn

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To edit config.sys:<br />
<br />
Select RUN from the Start Menu<br />
<br />
Type: sysedit (and press ENTER)<br />
<br />
Select the &quot;config.sys&quot; window<br />
<br />
Type in the line suggested by Glenn<br />
<br />
Select SAVE from the FILE menu<br />
<br />
Reboot<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
-Joshua<br />
<br />
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To edit config.sys:

Select RUN from the Start Menu

Type: sysedit (and press ENTER)

Select the "config.sys" window

Type in the line suggested by Glenn

Select SAVE from the FILE menu

Reboot



-Joshua




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ok- i tried increasing- iam up to 16000 for stacks-<br />
when i shut down this message came up-<br />
&quot;an internal stack overflow has caused this session to be halted. change the stacks settinging in your config.sys file- and then try again &quot;<br />
<br />
then i have to unplug the computer to shut it down.<br />
once i plug it back in i can use the power button on the computer.<br />
<br />
is there another stacks command in dos ?<br />
im lost
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ok- i tried increasing- iam up to 16000 for stacks-
when i shut down this message came up-
"an internal stack overflow has caused this session to be halted. change the stacks settinging in your config.sys file- and then try again "

then i have to unplug the computer to shut it down.
once i plug it back in i can use the power button on the computer.

is there another stacks command in dos ?
im lost

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Follow hewittg's instructions.
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Don, sorry for missing the &quot;s&quot; in Stackshigh=12,256 STACKSHIGH=64,512<br />
pslh <br />
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Don, sorry for missing the "s" in Stackshigh=12,256 STACKSHIGH=64,512
pslh




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Donmunsie, what's your status? &nbsp; pslh
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when shutting down computer-<br />
error message comes up-<br />
stacks over flow-<br />
re adjust stacks in con fig . sys.-<br />
than try again-<br />
<br />
how do i adjust ?<br />
what numbers do i use-<br />
&nbsp;and how do i do it !!<br />
my computer is a compaq
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when shutting down computer-
error message comes up-
stacks over flow-
re adjust stacks in con fig . sys.-
than try again-

how do i adjust ?
what numbers do i use-
 and how do i do it !!
my computer is a compaq

stacks over flow

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