Microsoft KB Archive/89697

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MSD Reports XMS 2.0 When Running in MS-DOS Session

Article ID: 89697

Article Last Modified on 7/7/2005



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 3.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 3.1 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 3.11 Standard Edition



This article was previously published under Q89697

When you run the Microsoft Diagnostic Utility (MSD.EXE) or MEM /D under Windows in 386 enhanced mode, no matter what extended memory specification (XMS) driver version you are using in your CONFIG.SYS file, MSD.EXE and MEM /D always report the driver version as 2.05 and the XMS version as 2.0.

When Windows starts in 386 enhanced mode, the functionality provided by HIMEM.SYS is taken over by the Windows memory manager (WIN386.EXE) and it conforms to XMS version 2.0.


Additional query words: 3.10 3.00a 3.00 3.11 6 6.03.00 dpmi MSD ms-dos dos box window

Keywords: KB89697