DOCUMENT:Q71447  01-NOV-1999  [win95x]
TITLE   :Swapfile Err Msg: Incompatible Driver in CONFIG.SYS
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you boot without a CONFIG.SYS file in the root directory of drive C, and
run the Windows SWAPFILE.EXE utility to create a permanent swapfile, the
following error message is displayed:

   Your CONFIG.SYS file contains a device driver that is incompatible with
   Swapfile.

NOTE: This problem does not occur in later versions of Microsoft Windows.

RESOLUTION
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Create a CONFIG.SYS file with Files=30 and Buffers=30 in the root directory of
drive C. Rebooting the system is not necessary.

Additional query words: 3.00 win30 3.00a

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Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a

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