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Subject:	Re: DPMI Server
Date:	Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:42:28 +0200
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Ethan Rosenberg <ethros AT earthlink DOT net> wrote:

> Does DOS 7.1 [the DOS component of Win 98] need a DPMI server?  The 
> computer does not have Win 98, just DOS 7.1 If so, how do I 
> install/activate it?

CBFalconer <cbfalconer AT yahoo DOT com> wrote:

> Yes it does need a DPMI server.  The one that comes with DJGPP will
> do very nicely.  I forget how to engage it, or even if it needs
> specific engaging, since I haven't used pure DOS for a long time. 
> I think it is automatic, at long as the code is available.

Or you can use Himem.sys. Include it in config.sys like that:
device=C:\HIMEM.SYS
or
device=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
or where else it resides.


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