"Out Of Environment Space" Error Message When Loading Sound Blaster Drivers Under DOS

"Out Of Environment Space" Error Message When Loading Sound Blaster Drivers Under DOS

Problem

Error message "Out of environment space" when system attempts to load Sound Blaster drivers under DOS.

Solution:

The above error is caused by the system environment space being used up. To solve this problem:

Add the statement SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM /E:512 /P to the CONFIG.SYS file. /E defines a new size for the system environment space. You can choose a higher value if the environment size is already 512 bytes. (Normally, the next value is 1024 bytes.) For more information on the above statement, refer to your DOS manual.