[comp.windows.ms] DOS 4.0 Himem?

hayesel@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Erik Hayes) (04/05/91)

Has anyone used Dos 4.0's himem.sys with Windows 3.0? Are they compatible?
I seem to have a problem with himem on my machine.  It is a 3M (1M motherbd
and 2M Above Bd) based 80286 with dos 3.3 and a 40M hardcard.  Can't run 
fluidly with standard mode.

Thanks
ERik

d_muller@suisse.enet.dec.com (Dan Muller) (04/06/91)

In article <9657@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>, hayesel@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Erik Hayes) writes:
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|Has anyone used Dos 4.0's himem.sys with Windows 3.0? Are they compatible?
|I seem to have a problem with himem on my machine.  It is a 3M (1M motherbd
|and 2M Above Bd) based 80286 with dos 3.3 and a 40M hardcard.  Can't run 
|fluidly with standard mode.

If I remember correctly, the Windows 3.0 documentation is pretty
explicit about the fact that DOS's HIMEM will NOT work and should be
replaced by the HIMEM that comes with Windows. However, I reserve the
right to be wrong, since I don't have the manuals here at work. Check
the manual, appendices, and the README file.

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landers@zeus.mgmt.purdue.edu (Christopher Landers) (04/09/91)

In article <9657@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> hayesel@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Erik Hayes) writes:
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>Has anyone used Dos 4.0's himem.sys with Windows 3.0? Are they compatible?

NO!  Throw the DOS Himem.sys away!  It will l*ck ypu up!

The Windows himem.sys is ~15k, dated 5-90, the DOS himem.sys is ~8K & older



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