Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!batcomputer!cornell!vax5.cit.cornell.edu!n65j From: n65j@vax5.cit.cornell.edu Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: Re: MS-DOS v5.0 Release Date 11th June Message-ID: <1991Jun6.190453.5309@vax5.cit.cornell.edu> Date: 6 Jun 91 19:04:53 EDT References: <1300064@hpgrla.gr.hp.com> Distribution: comp Organization: CIT, Cornell University Lines: 28 In article <1300064@hpgrla.gr.hp.com>, galenr@hpgrla.gr.hp.com (Galen Raben) writes: > In comp.windows.ms, dcrowley@suna.mqcc.mq.oz.au (David Crowley) writes: > >> Ohh, yea and another thing. Is it possible to set up expanded >> memory, extended memory, put stuff up in himem and still be able >> to run win in standard mode? I couldn't get it to work. I can >> only run in 386enh mode which is fine, but I was wondering?-) > >> David... >>-----------------=\|/= = = = = Don't blow up, it's more fun to implode ! = = = >> David Crowley --@-- Database Programmer, Macquarie University, Australia >>----------------- /|\ email: dcrowley@suna.mqcc.mq.oz.au >>At MacUni-Phone = 61 2 805-8792 Room = EsevenB 238. At home-Phone = 489-5384 > > I've also run into the same problem with running in standard mode - seems to > have something to do with the EMM386 driver supplied... If I don't load EMM386 > Windows runs standard mode just fine (but then you can't take advantage of > loading installable drivers in upper memory). Somebody know how to do this? > (no I'm not complaining, its a great product!) > > Galen EMM386 is not designed to work with Standard mode. Try Quarterdeck's QEMM; version 5.11 or 5.12 works with Standard mode well, in my experience, providing some EMS memory and also replacing HIMEM.SYS. -- regards, Steve Pacenka, Cornell U.