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LOADFIX and low-memory EXE loading

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From: James Jarrett
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 13:54
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A kind soul gave me a tip on my problem running my program from the DOS
prompt.  He suggested that I use LOADFIX to run my program.  It works, and
that's great, but I'd like some details.

My DOS manual does not mention LOADFIX, so all I have is the HELP LOADFIX
documentation.  How does it work and why is it necessary?

Next, how can I write a program so it doesn't need LOADFIX?  For my current
project, it doesn't matter, since I only have 1 user, and she has DOS 5.0.
My next project, however, is supposed to run on almost any machine.  I 
cannot require LOADFIX, and I would like to be able to circumvent the 
problem inside my program. 

Does anyone have ANY technical information on this problem?  Get as detailed
as necessary to allow me to implement a solution.

Thanks,
Jim Jarrett

PS Again, please respond to jjarrett@csugrad.cs.vt.edu if possible.  It's
easier for me to receive answers this way.
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From: jjarrett@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (James Jarrett)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: LOADFIX and low-memory EXE loading
Message-ID: <C0ozzJ.DJA@csugrad.cs.vt.edu>
Date: 11 Jan 93 13:54:55 GMT
Organization: Virginia Tech Computer Science Dept, Blacksburg, VA
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