Microsoft KB Archive/68567

= Default Environment Size for MS-DOS 5.0 and Later =

Article ID: 68567

Article Last Modified on 5/12/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0a
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q68567



SUMMARY
In MS-DOS versions 3.2 through 4.01, the environment size defaults to 160 bytes if you do not specify an environment size in the SHELL= CONFIG.SYS command. It also defaults to 160 bytes if you specify a size smaller than that.

In MS-DOS version 5.0 and later, the default environment size has been increased to 256 bytes; however, the minimum environment has remained 160 bytes.

Additional query words: 6.22 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20

Keywords: KB68567

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