When Windows 3.0 Setup Installs HIMEM.SYS
ID: Q77196
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a
SUMMARY
The Microsoft Windows 3.0 Setup program determines whether or not to
install HIMEM.SYS, based on the computer's hardware and software
configuration.
MORE INFORMATION
Setup installs HIMEM.SYS if the machine meets the following basic
criteria:
- A 286, 386, or 486 processor.
- The High Memory Area (HMA) exists, which implies 640K conventional
memory plus at least 64K extended memory.
- The machine is NOT running an XMS memory manager providing XMS
version 2.0 or later. The only exception is that Setup will
install its new HIMEM.SYS over HIMEM.SYS versions earlier than 2.6.
Note that Setup checks whether HIMEM.SYS is in memory, not on the hard
drive. Setup will not check for a DEVICE=C:\HIMEM.SYS statement in the
CONFIG.SYS file, and will not search the path. Also, Setup cannot
check the version number of QEMM-386, so it will not install HIMEM.SYS
if QEMM is loaded.
Additional query words:
2.0 2.6 3.00 3.00a win30
Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
Platform : WINDOWS
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