Less Conventional Memory After Installing MS-DOS 6.21 (113602)
The information in this article applies to:
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q113602
SUMMARY
When you install MS-DOS Upgrade version 6.21 or 6.22 on a system using
MS-DOS 6.0 DoubleSpace, you may notice a reduction in free conventional
memory. If all the DoubleSpace files are loaded in the upper memory area,
you may not experience this reduction in free conventional memory.
MORE INFORMATION
If you have DoubleSpace installed and you install MS-DOS Upgrade over
MS-DOS 6.0, DBLSPACE.BIN is modified to give you the equivalent of the
MS-DOS 6.2 version of DBLSPACE.BIN. This DBLSPACE.BIN file includes the
DoubleGuard and AutoMount features and therefore uses approximately 7
kilobytes (K) more memory. Because MS-DOS 6.21 and 6.22 Upgrade Setup
cannot update the MS-DOS 6.0 DBLSPACE.SYS to the equivalent of MS-DOS 6.2
DBLSPACE.SYS, the Microsoft Real-Time Compression Interface (MRCI)
libraries cannot be loaded into the high memory area (HMA). As a result,
you are more likely to encounter a reduction in conventional memory with MS-
DOS 6.21 and 6.22 than with MS-DOS 6.2.
WORKAROUND
You can regain approximately 4K of conventional memory by deactivating the
DoubleSpace AutoMount feature. To do so, type dblspace /automount=0 at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press
ENTER. If you do this, you lose the ability to automatically mount
compressed removable media (such as compressed floppy disks).
If you are using an 80386 or higher computer, you can also run MemMaker to
optimize your use of upper memory blocks. Be sure that your CONFIG.SYS file
includes a DEVICE=C:\DOS\DBLSPACE.SYS /MOVE line before you run MemMaker.
| Modification Type: |
Major |
Last Reviewed: |
12/2/1999 |
| Keywords: |
KB113602 |
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