Date:	Mon, 14 May 2001 12:24:38 +0300 (IDT)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	"Alexei A. Frounze" <dummy_addressee AT hotmail DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: CWSDPMI question
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On Mon, 14 May 2001, Alexei A. Frounze wrote:

> > Then, after my program returns, the system continues
> > loading 'Lose98'. Is this ok ? Loading cwsdpmi (with is dos driver I
> think)
> > and then windows ? WIll cwsdpmi decrease my memory available later under
> > windows ?
> 
> I think you don't need CWSDPMI because windows provides DPMI services

The Windows DPMI server is up and running only after the Windows kernel 
loads.  The OP was talking about running a program from AUTOEXEC.BAT, 
which processed _before_ the Windows kernel loads.  So DPMI services are 
not available at that time.

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