PartitionMagic HIMEM.SYS problem, please help!

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Cytoned, thanks for your help, it turns out that usb support for the mouse wasnt enabled in the bios!  Just goes to show, dont assume anything, especially when it wasnt you that built the machine!!

Thanks again, cheers to you!

Hi there, I just did a format/install with XP Pro, and installed SP2.  When booting with PartitionMagic v8, I get the message

HIMEM.SYS: Cannot Control address line A20.

HIMEM.SYS 2.36

 

Then the program tells me that there is not a mouse driver installed, and no mouse found, so I cant do anything in the program, and Im not talented enough to use keyboard shortcuts...haha

Ive looked all over, but cannot find a solution to my problem, and I realllllyyyyyy need to use this program.

Any help at all would be greatly appreciated!!

 

You may find this helpful: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/96711

Also, do you have USB Mouse/keyboard support enabled in the BIOS?

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