PC Gen: Running GIMPORT.EXE on Windows NT

ID: Q136048

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, versions 2.1, 3.0, 3.2

SYMPTOMS

When you run GIMPORT.EXE in a Microsoft Windows NT MS-DOS command prompt, the program may display the following error message and then quit:

Error Adding .NME record. Out of Memory!


CAUSE

GIMPORT.EXE needs expanded and/or extended memory to run. The default MS-DOS Command prompt in Windows NT does not provide the required expanded or extended memory.


RESOLUTION

To create a MS-DOS Command prompt with available expanded or extended memory, a new .PIF file needs to be created. This can be done using the PIF Editor Applet in the Main group of Windows NT.

To create a PIF file, follow the steps below:

  1. Open the PIF Editor from the Main group of Windows NT.


  2. Type in CMD.EXE as the Program Filename.


  3. Type in GIMPORT DOS prompt as the Window Title.


  4. Save this file.


  5. Create an icon for this new PIF file in the Main Group.


Use the icon you created in step 5 to open a command prompt to run GIMPORT.EXE. It should run normally in the new command prompt.


MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the GIMPORT.EXE utility and how to obtain it, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q99419 PC DB: Database Maintenance Utilities (Complete)

Additional query words: 3.20

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Version : WINDOWS:2.1,3.0,3.2
Platform : WINDOWS
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Last Reviewed: November 6, 1999
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