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Re: Conventional mem probs

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From: Martin Saltiel
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 00:00
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In article: <828146141wnr@farr.demon.co.uk>  keith farr 
<Keith@farr.demon.co.uk> writes:
> 
> A friend at work is having problems getting some progs to run.
> It appears he does not have enough conventional memory available.
> Mem reports 510k.
> Here are his startup files , could some kind soul please tidy them up.
> Memmaker has tried and failed.
>
OK here goes.....
 
> Auto
> 
> C:\BIN\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD007  /E /M:8
LH C:\BIN\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD007 /E /K /S /M:8 (use /k for multisession)
> SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4
> SET SOUND16=C:\SOUND16
> C:\SOUND16\sndinit /b
> @ECHO OFF
> LH /L:0;1,16400 /S C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE /X
remove all occurences of /L:xxxxxx /S this is memmaker.
> PROMPT $p$g
> PATH=C:\;C:\DOS;C:\WINDOWS;C:\UTILS
PATH=C:\;C:\DOS;C:\WINDOWS;C:\UTILS;C:\SOUND16

> SET TEMP=C:\DOS
> KEYB UK,,C:\DOS\KEYBOARD.SYS
LH KEYB UK,850,C:\DOS\KEYBOARD.SYS
> SET MOUSE=C:\WINDOWS
> C:\WINDOWS\MOUSE (remove this if you dont use a mouse in DOS)
> WIN/3
> @TYPE C:\PBFRONT\TEXT\EXIT.MSG
> PATH  %PATH%;C:\SOUND16 (this is doing nothing for you)
> 
> 
> Config
> 
DOS=HIGH,UMB
> DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
> DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS I=B000-B7FF (if it don't work remove the 
bit that says I=B000-B7FF
> BUFFERS=30,0
> FILES=40
> DOS=UMB (remove this it's at the top now)
> LASTDRIVE=M
> FCBS=4,0
> DEVICE=C:\SOUND16\cdsetup.sys /T:X
> DOS=HIGH (remove this it's at the top now)
> DEVICEHIGH /L:1,12048 =C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
Remove these /L:xxxxx things
> DEVICEHIGH /L:1,9072 =C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS (Why ? find out if you need the 
ANSI driver. It may be used by your exit message but if not get rid of 
it)
> DEVICEHIGH /L:1,4560 =C:\WINDOWS\IFSHLP.SYS
> COUNTRY=044,850,C:\DOS\COUNTRY.SYS
> STACKS=9,256
> DEVICE=C:\DOS\DBLSPACE.SYS /MOVE
> 
> DEVICE=\DEV\HIT-IDE.SYS /D:MSCD007
This will probably go kigh by replacing DEVICE with DEVICEHIGH
> 
> 
> 		Thanks
> 			Keith
> -- 
> WHEN THE DREAMER DIES WHAT
>   BECOMES OF THE DREAM
> 
> 
>
I hope this is clear enough I haven't much time this evening to help.
All of this need's a certain amount of trial and error but if it didn't 
I would be out of a job. You can e-mail me at martin@saltiel.demon.co.uk 
if you need more help.
 
-- 
Martin Saltiel
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