Default Environment Size for MS-DOS 5.0 and Later (68567)
The information in this article applies to:
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0a
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q68567
SUMMARY
In MS-DOS versions 3.2 through 4.01, the environment size defaults to 160
bytes if you do not specify an environment size in the SHELL= CONFIG.SYS
command. It also defaults to 160 bytes if you specify a size smaller than
that.
In MS-DOS version 5.0 and later, the default environment size has been
increased to 256 bytes; however, the minimum environment has remained 160
bytes.
| Modification Type: |
Major |
Last Reviewed: |
5/12/2003 |
| Keywords: |
KB68567 |
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