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Article #7446Re: How to start in 386 enhanced mode ?
From: DAVID HSU
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1992 05:50
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1992 05:50
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>>1. How can I want always start windows in 386 enhanced mode ? win /3 However, the story is not that simple, a lot has to do with your system config. a 80x86 family CPU where x >= 3 4+ Mb of RAM with approx. 2.5 - 3 available. and maybe other minor things, but can't think of any off hand.. >>2. How can I make windows to make most use of the 4 MB ram ? >> I am currently using the following config.sys >> >> DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS >> DOS=HIGH,UMB >> DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.SYS 1024 RAM >> . . . Recommend the first few lines of config.sys (with DOS 5.0): DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS DEVICE=EMM386.EXE RAM <-- subject to other applications DOS=HIGH,UMB DEVICEHIGH= <-- whatever device : : BUFFERS=2 <-- reduce buffers size for SMARTDRV.EXE And in autoexec.bat put SMARTDRV do not LOADHI it, since it loads it self high. The above are few of the most basic things you can do with 4Mb of RAM and DOS 5.0.
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Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms,comp.os.ms-windows.setup,comp.os.ms-windows.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!bruce.cs.monash.edu.au!monu6!menzies-762-3.ecom.monash.edu.au!11442204 From: 11442204@eng2.eng.monash.edu.au (DAVID HSU) Subject: Re: How to start in 386 enhanced mode ? Message-ID: <11442204.18.718437059@eng2.eng.monash.edu.au> Lines: 36 Sender: news@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Usenet system) Organization: Faculty of Engineering, Monash University References: <1992Sep28.084311.18791@a.cs.okstate.edu> <1992Oct3.055013.7722@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 05:50:59 GMT