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Error - "Out Of Environment Space" Due To SHE
DocumentID: 654115
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:28 PM

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

Problem

Solutions: The message "Out Of Environment Space" may appear while working in WordPerfect. If the user is running WP on a Personal PC computer, this error may be referring to the space allocated for DOS in memory. A change to the CONFIG.SYS file may eliminate the error. This change would be made to the SHELL= command found in the CONFIG.SYS file.

The SHELL= entry allows the user to remove COMMAND.COM from the root directory and place it in the DOS directory. By default, DOS sets aside 127K for the environment. Unless the user installs memory resident software, DOS allows the memory space to grow to meet the needs of the program. It is usually recommended that all SET commands are issued before installing memory resident software. Even when this is done, DOS may display the message "Out Of Environment Space." If this occurs, the DOS SHELL= entry allows the user to allocate space for the DOS environment upon starting the system. If all of the user's files reside in the DOS directory, the SHELL= command should look like this:

SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM /E:514 /P

The /P qualifier is necessary in the command. It tells DOS to leave the command processor in memory at all times. When using a 386 PC computer, the user can set /E: to 514 or 1024. This command has successfully been used with MS-DOS versions 3.3 and 4.1.

*This information is given strictly as a troubleshooting option.

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