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From: haff@evax3.eng.fsu.edu (DAVID-HAFF)
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Subject: Re: Extended Memory blues
Message-ID: <1991Mar7.154847.1302@mailer.cc.fsu.edu>
Date: 7 Mar 91 20:48:47 GMT
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In article <1991Mar7.173724.20416@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>, ak7g@maxwell.acc.Virginia.EDU (Ashish Kapur) writes...
> 
>I am sorry if this question has already been addressed.
> 
>I am having problems with my windows 3.0a program after
>I installed 1M extended memory.
> 
>I am running in standard mode.
> 
>I have a total of 2M of memory now.
[portion deleted]

>Now when I boot up my system the windows startup logo is displayed but
>after that the system hangs up

>Thanks for listening.
> 
> 
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Ashish Kapur
>Center for SemiCustom Integrated Systems
>University of Virginia
>email: ak7g@Virginia.EDU

I am having the same problem, but I believe it's because HIMEM.SYS is not
compatible with my system.  I'm running:

80286-12MHz AT
80 MB HD
2 MEG Ram

I've been told that I should try using QEMM in order to access XMS.  Does
anyone else know what might help?  I can get my memory to work as EMS, and
run windows in real mode, but I can't seem to get windows to see that as
Extended Memory.  I have to actually open up the case and flip some dip
switches in order to change from EMS to XMS, and when the system boots, it
checks the 1408K of Extended Memory, but after that it's like it's not even
there.  Anyone have any ideas?  Should I go out and buy QEMM?  Is that what
QEMM is for?

Thanks for any help.

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