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SUMMARY
Compaq Corporation is now including the EXMEM.EXE memory manager with its
COMPAQ desktop computers. According to Compaq, this memory manager should
be removed prior to the installation of Windows, Windows for Workgroups, or
MS-DOS Upgrade.
MORE INFORMATIONEXMEM.EXE with Windows 3.1 and 3.11The EXMEM.EXE memory manager is a combined extended and expanded memory manager for COMPAQ desktop computers. According to Compaq Technical Support, EXMEM.EXE was designed to eliminate the need for two memory managers in the CONFIG.SYS file (HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE).Windows 3.1 does not recognize EXMEM.EXE as an expanded memory provider. If you need expanded memory support, use EMM386.EXE and HIMEM.SYS, which are provided on the Windows disks, instead of EXMEM.EXE. To use EXMEM.EXE with Windows 3.1 in 386 enhanced mode, your CONFIG.SYS file should include the following line:
If you plan to use EXMEM.EXE after you install Windows or Windows for
Workgroups, you must obtain an updated driver called CPQVDD.386. This
driver is available as either as SP0298.EXE or SP0298.ZIP from the Compaq
bulletin board service (BBS).
EXMEM.EXE with MS-DOS 6.xEMM386.EXE is included with MS-DOS 6.x as well. The MS-DOS 6.x MemMaker utility does not recognize EXMEM.EXE and its loadhigh component, RUNHI.EXE.Compaq includes the RUNHI command with its version of MS-DOS 5.0. This command replaces both DEVICEHIGH and LOADHIGH, and provides more control over where programs are loaded. RUNHI is compatible with MS-DOS 6.x, but the following problems can occur:
Additional query words: dblspace 3.10 3.11 compac runhigh cemm 6.00 6.20 6.21 6.22 3rdparty
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