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Article #9526

Windows Setup => Standard, not Enhanced Mode

#9526
From: Kevin Gmyrek
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1991 05:44
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Originally:
 > From: boquist@cs.chalmers.se (Urban Boquist)
 > Date: 24 Apr 91 11:25:06 GMT
 > Organization: Dept. of CS, Chalmers, Sweden
 > Message-ID: <4431@undis.cs.chalmers.se>
 > Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
 >
 >
 > Why does the Setup program install Windows in Standard Mode,
 > when
 > I have a 386-33 with 2Mb ?
 >
 > Shouldn't it recognize that I could run in Enhanced Mode?

Windows (actually the WIN.COM loader) will only run in Enhanced mode 
if it detects an 80386 and at least 2Mb of RAM.  If it's not running 
in Enhanced mode automatically I would think it probably doesn't think 
it has enough RAM with just the 2Mb (for some reason or another).  You 
can force it into enhanced mode with "WIN /3" from the DOS prompt but 
you're likely to get a message saying that Windows can't run in 
enhanced mode.  More memory should solve the problem nicely.

                                             Kevin

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Subject: Windows Setup => Standard, not Enhanced Mode
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