Memory manager in win9x??
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laivas
Memory manager in win9x??
Please explain...why does the win 98 performance page talk about making sure you use emm386 etc?? This makes no sense. Win 98 (or 95) does not need these and slows down if you have them in your config.sys file. Only DOS and win 3.x need this.
Is true. DOS usues EMM386 but Win98 uses DOS.
Can make command line switch to 'EMM386.EXE ram' in 'config sys file' to load drivers into UMB.
By putting 'DOS=UMB, HIGH' in 'config sys file' you will free up conventional memory.
You can check in DOS by typing 'mem /c/p' to find what & where is loaded into memory.
Goal is to keep it in UMB [Upper Memory Block].
When editing 'config.sys', 1st line is 'Highmem.sys' 2nd is EMM386.exe, then is other drivers.
You should have all the 'HIGH' commands to free up conventional memory.
Win98 uses DOS, this just maximizes it so you don't have to use DOS.
Had prob once because I didn't have 'LASTDRIVEHIGH' command in 'config.sys'.
Idea is to minimize DOS use and just use Windows. Win-ME has DOS as well.
Maybe some day we will be rid of it [DOS], for good.
Hope this helps.....and Welcome to SG.
[ 02-23-2001: Message edited by: keeper ]
Can make command line switch to 'EMM386.EXE ram' in 'config sys file' to load drivers into UMB.
By putting 'DOS=UMB, HIGH' in 'config sys file' you will free up conventional memory.
You can check in DOS by typing 'mem /c/p' to find what & where is loaded into memory.
Goal is to keep it in UMB [Upper Memory Block].
When editing 'config.sys', 1st line is 'Highmem.sys' 2nd is EMM386.exe, then is other drivers.
You should have all the 'HIGH' commands to free up conventional memory.
Win98 uses DOS, this just maximizes it so you don't have to use DOS.
Had prob once because I didn't have 'LASTDRIVEHIGH' command in 'config.sys'.
Idea is to minimize DOS use and just use Windows. Win-ME has DOS as well.
Maybe some day we will be rid of it [DOS], for good.
Hope this helps.....and Welcome to SG.
[ 02-23-2001: Message edited by: keeper ]