Check the CONFIG.NT file under the System32 directory.

HTH
Jaime

>I have a client that is using an app compiled in Foxpro DOS 2.6 on a Novell network. We just installed the first XP workstation. The program is giving the 'too many files open' error, with I always fixed with files=99 in CONFIG.SYS and file handles=199 in NET.CFG
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>I'm still getting the error. is config.sys even used with XP? where should the NET.CFG be located.
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>Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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>Thanks,
>Larry Morelli