KnowledgeBase Archive

An Archive of Early Microsoft KnowledgeBase Articles

View on GitHub

Q75143: Using DISPLAY.SYS and PRINTER.SYS Drivers with QEMM

Article: Q75143
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.x
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 5.0, 5.0a 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY
=======

According to Quarterdeck, the MS-DOS version 5.0 DISPLAY.SYS and PRINTER.SYS
utilities cannot be successfully loaded into upper memory with the LOADHI.SYS
that is included with QEMM-386 5.13 and earlier, QEMM - 50/60 5.00 and earlier,
and QRAM 1.01 and earlier.


MORE INFORMATION
================

You can load these drivers into low memory or you can use the MS-DOS 5.0
DEVICEHIGH command, provided you have a 386 or better processor with at least 1
MB of RAM. The following configuration in CONFIG.SYS file assumes you have the
physical requirements to load devices high, and the MS-DOS 5.0 files are in the
C:\DOS directory.

  DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
  DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE noems
  DOS=HIGH,UMB
  DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\DISPLAY.SYS
  DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\PRINTER.SYS

REFERENCES
==========

For more information on loading devices and terminate-and-stay- resident
programs (TSRs) high, please see Chapter 12, "Optimizing Your System," in the
version 5.0 "Microsoft MS-DOS User's Guide and Reference."

The Quarterdeck products included here are manufactured by vendors independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products'
performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 5.00 3rdparty

======================================================================
Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS500a
Version           : MS-DOS:5.x

=============================================================================

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.