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VXMS.SYS

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This driver loads XMS memory support for DOS sessions.

CONFIG.SYS

Supports Extended Memory 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.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x OS/2 3.0 OS/2 4.0 OS/2 4.5x
Yes Yes Yes Yes

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