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Q94013: MS-DOS: MEM Doesn’t Display "Bytes Available XMS Memory"

Article: Q94013
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.0,5.0a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): msdos
Last Modified: 19-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 5.0, 5.0a 
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SUMMARY
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The MEM command does not display the following line if the Extended Memory
Specification (XMS) driver is not loaded, or if the driver is loaded but not
initialized:

  Bytes available XMS memory

MORE INFORMATION
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The amount of available extended memory is not displayed until the XMS driver
(usually HIMEM.SYS) is loaded AND a device driver that uses extended memory has
also loaded. The following MS-DOS commands or device drivers use extended
memory:

     dos=high
     device=c:\dos\emm386.exe
     device=c:\dos\smartdrv.sys
     device=c:\dos\ramdrive.sys /e

Additional query words: 5.00 5.00a

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Keywords          : msdos 
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS500a
Version           : MS-DOS:5.0,5.0a

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