Size Limit of a Standard Mouse Menu

 Last reviewed: September 16, 1996
Article ID: Q23823
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Mouse Driver for MS-DOS, versions 6.x, 7.x, 8.x, 9.0

A Mouse Menu can be up to 64 kilobytes (K), less the memory required for the MENU.COM file. Microsoft recommends that your menu be no larger than 57K and suggests that you install the largest menu first. The menu installer reserves a portion of memory upon the installation of your first menu.

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Additional reference words: 8.10 8.20 9.00

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Last reviewed: September 16, 1996
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