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From:	Charles Sandmann <sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu>
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Subject:	Re: cwsdpmi on Windows
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> I was wondering if cwsdpmi needs to be present when running an executable on
> DOS under Windows?  

No, it does not need to be there, and it cannot be used under Windows.

> Also, will EMM386 interfere at all with cwsdpmi?  

It should not interfere.  EMM386 does have some bugs and limitations (on 
large memory machines for example) which might cause you to not want it
in many situations.

> And I assume HIMEM.SYS should be set.

Optional, not required.  You can use raw mode with VDISK if desired.

> I am not too certain of the overall differences between DOS and DOS under
> Windows.

It depends a lot on the version of Windows you are running.  Hardware
interrupt handling, support for some BIOS and memory functions, long file
names are the biggest differences.

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