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This driver loads XMS memory support for DOS sessions.  
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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]].
 
==Versions==
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!Date||Version||Size||Comments
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|2001-04-30|| ||9,792 bytes||
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==Articles==
==Articles==
* [[Communication between OS/2 and Windows Processes]]
* [[Communication between OS/2 and Windows Processes]]


[[category:Files]]
[[category:Virtual Device Drivers‏‎]]

Latest revision as of 13:05, 25 August 2025

Product Support
OS/2 1.3
OS/2 2.0 S
OS/2 2.1 S
OS/2 2.11 SMP S
OS/2 Warp 3 S
OS/2 Warp Connect S
OS/2 Warp 4 S
OS/2 Warp Server for e-Business S

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.

Versions

Date Version Size Comments
2001-04-30 9,792 bytes

Articles