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Error "Out Of Environment Space" Troubleshoot
DocumentID: 659259
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:48 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: The user received an "Out of Environment Space" error message. Solutions: A change to the CONFIG.SYS may solve the problem. Using the command SHELL=[path]\COMMAND.COM allows you to remove COMMAND.COM from the root directory and place it in a DOS directory. If the user installed memory resident software, DOS allows the environment space to grow to meet the user's needs. It is usually recommended that all the SET commands be issued before memory-resident software is installed. Even when you remove COMMAND.COM from the root directory, DOS may display the error message, "Out Of Environment Space." If this occurs, the DOS SHELL=[path]\COMMAND.COM allows you to allocate space for the DOS environment at system startup. Place the following command in the CONFIG.SYS file: (Note: The command assumes that all your files reside in a directory called DOS.)
      SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM /E:514 /P
(The /P qualifier is mandatory; it tells DOS to leave the command processor in memory permanently. The /E specifies the allocated environment size.)

The user tested this on MS-DOS 3.3 and 4.1. Please refer to 011_WP50 in the WP50 infobase and 948_ALL in the DOS infobase for more information concerning this error message.

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