[comp.windows.ms] problem w/Win 3 Standard, Enhanced modes and memory

simnet@ssc-vax.UUCP (Aileen Hsu) (02/16/91)

Two problems :
    1) Can't exit out of DOS Prompt after starting it in Window 
       Standard mode.  Actually the Window comes back in a very weird
       state: the screen is black except for the title and menu bars,
       and the system hangs, i.e. no control from keyboard or mouse,
       and has to be rebooted.
    2) Can't start Window in enhance mode, the Window logo comes up
       and goes away with system complains "ERROR: Cannot install the
       386 enhanced mode Expanded Memory driver".  

System description:
    Everex 386/20
    Panasonic VGA monitor with Paradise VGA card (I modified the
    SYSTEM.INI file according to README.TXT)
    4MB of memory (conventional and extended)
    2MB of memory from Intel Above Board (configured as expanded
    only)

    content of my config.sys file 

	DEVICE = C:\DOS\EMM.SYS AT 208 ND
	BREAK=ON
	BUFFERS=10
	FILES=20
	LASTDRIVE=E
	SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS /P /E:512
	DEVICE=C:\C600\BIN\HIMEM.SYS
	DEVICE=C:\C600\BIN\SMARTDRV.SYS 1024 256
	DEVICE=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS 
	INSTALL=C:\DOS\FASTOPEN.EXE C:=(50,25)
	DEVICE = C:\UTIL\OX.SYS
	DEVICE = C:\C600\BIN\RAMDRIVE.SYS 2048 /e

Concerns :
   1) when I execute the mem command the system returns the following:

    655360 bytes total memory
    655360 bytes available
    468496 largest executable program size

   2097152 bytes total EMS memory
   2097152 bytes free EMS memory

   3538944 bytes total extended memory
         0 bytes available extended memory

    Inside Windows Standard mode, About reports 1276K free memory and 
    85% free system resources.  How come the system can't see or use
    all the memories?

    I would appreciate if you can emails the answer back to me if
    possible.

    Thanks.

    Aileen Hsu