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Q93377: Changes Made to SYSTEM.INI by MS-DOS MemMaker

Article: Q93377
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22; WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 23-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a 
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SUMMARY
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When you run MemMaker, the final screen displays the following message:

  If MemMaker changed your Windows SYSTEM.INI file, the original file was saved
  as SYSTEM.UMB.

The Windows SYSTEM.INI file is changed only if you are running Windows 3.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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MemMaker changes the SYSTEM.INI file only when certain options are selected
prior to memory optimization. The following lists all possible changes to the
Windows 3.0 SYSTEM.INI file:

  SYSTEMROMBREAKPOINT=FALSE
  EMMEXCLUDE=A000-FFFF
  EMMINCLUDE=<any w= regions>
  DUALDISPLAY=TRUE                   if b000-b7ff is included
  NOEMMDRIVER=TRUE                   if NOEMS is specified

Additional query words: 6.22 6.0 win30 6.20 3.00 3.00a

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22; WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a

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