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From: tony@scotty.dccs.upenn.edu (Anthony Olejnik)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Confused about Windows and extended memory drivers
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Date: 7 Nov 90 20:57:22 GMT
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Recently, I purchased an IBM Model 55 (386SX processor).
As part of the store's package deal, Windows 3.0 was installed.

I would like to install my new version of Lotus (v3.1) on this
system.  However, there seems to be a conflict with the expanded/
extended device drivers.

Initially, the CONFIG.SYS had the following two drivers:

	device=himem.sys
        device=smartdrv.sys <and a bunch of associated parameters>

Lotus v3.1, apparently, requires the use of expanded memory drivers.
The Lotus and DOS documentation indicated that the following two
drivers should be installed:

	device=xmaem.sys
	device=xma2ems.sys frame=d000 p254=c000 p255=c400

With all four drivers installed, I'm unable to run both Lotus and
Windows (in fact, I'm not able to boot the machine properly).

I suspect a conflict with himem.sys and DOS's expanded memory
drivers (xmaem and xmaems).

Could anyone help me out on this by providing some advice?

Any help would be *GREATLY* appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

--tony