VXMS.SYS: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 00:16, 14 June 2020

Supports Extended Memory (XMS) in DOS and Windows applications. XMS allows DOS programs to access more than one MB of memory.

DEVICE=\OS2\MDOS\VXMS.SYS <parameter>

/UMB: Upper memory block support in DOS sessions.
/NOUMB: No upper memory block support.
/XXMLIMIT=m,n: Indicates the total system wide memory limit.
/HMAMIN=m: Sets the minimum request size for high memory, from 1k to 63k.
/NUMHANDLES=m: Sets the number of handles in each DOS session, from 1 to 128.

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-This driver loads XMS memory support for DOS sessions.
+Supports Extended Memory (XMS) in DOS and Windows applications. XMS allows DOS programs to access more than one MB of memory.
+ DEVICE=\OS2\MDOS\VXMS.SYS <parameter>
+==Parameters==
+;/UMB :Upper memory block support in DOS sessions.
+;/NOUMB :No upper memory block support.
+;/XXMLIMIT=m,n :Indicates the total system wide memory limit.
+;/HMAMIN=m :Sets the minimum request size for high memory, from 1k to 63k.
+;/NUMHANDLES=m:Sets the number of handles in each DOS session, from 1 to 128.
+;NOTE: The VXMS.SYS driver must be listed in CONFIG.SYS after [[VEMM.SYS]].
+{{ProdS |V20=S|V21=S|V22=S|V30=S|V31=S|V40=S|V45=S}}
 ==Articles==
 * [[Communication between OS/2 and Windows Processes]]
-[[category:Files]]
+[[category:Virtual Device Drivers‏‎]]