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WindowsME memory optimsation for DOS app

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by hivosroblr

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I would like to increase the present base memory which shows 593kb to 600kb and above
which my msdos application requires to run
in windowsme and I want it run only through
windowsme due to server drive mapping.
I have 64MB RAM with windows me installed,
I tried removing device drivers etc
my mem/c output presently shows
Modules using memory below 1 MB:

Name Total Conventional Upper Memory
-------------- ----------------
MSDOS 46,432 (45K) 46,432 (45K) 0 (0K)
VMM32 2,720 (3K) 2,720 (3K) 0 (0K)
COMMAND 7,360 (7K) 7,360 (7K) 0 (0K)
DOSKEY 4,688 (5K) 4,688 (5K) 0 (0K)
Free 593,808 (580K) 593,808 (580K) 0 (0K)
Memory Summary:Type of Memory Total Used Free
---------------------- -------- ---------
Conventional 655,360 61,552 593,808
Upper 0 0 0
Reserved 0 0 0
Extended (XMS) 67,107,840 ? 131,936,256
-------------- ----------- -----------
Total memory 67,763,200 ? 132,530,064
Total under 1 MB 655,360 61,552 593,808

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by curacao_dejavu

You have about 3 options.
Check if you have memmaker, it's a memory manager from dos (if you have upgraded from dos the program is still there.
2. Purchase a 3th party memory manager , for example qemm. (querterdeck).
3. On the right click on the.exe or .bat file (or the create a shortcut to point to the executable file) You can tell it several things like that it needs to start from dos, optimized for extended memeory, etc.

Option 2 or 3 would have a greater chance to succeed,

Leopold

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