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Q108801: Loading NetBEUI or NetPopup in Conventional Memory

Article: Q108801
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 30-SEP-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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NET START /NOHI and NET START /NETBEUI do not prevent NetBEUI and POPUP from
loading in the upper memory area (UMA). Adding LoadHigh=No to the [Network]
section of the SYSTEM.INI file also does not prevent NetBEUI and POPUP from
loading in the UMA.

CAUSE
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NET START /NOHI prevents device drivers from being loaded in the UMA. For
example, NET START /NOHI prevents PROTMAN.DOS, <netcard driver>.DOS,
NDISHLP.SYS, and IFSHLP.SYS from loading in the UMA.

Network services, such as the redirector (Redir), NetBEUI, and POPUP,
automatically attempt to load into the UMA. There is no way to change this
behavior.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kbtool kbenv
KBSubcategory: wfw wfwg

Additional query words: 3.11 conventional memory pop-up pop up

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWFWSearch kbWFW311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.11

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