Swapfile Err Msg: Incompatible Driver in CONFIG.SYS

Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q71447

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SYMPTOMS

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

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

KBCategory: kbenv
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3.00 win30 3.00a

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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