EMS memory

Does WinXP Pro support the Extended Memory Specification (EMS)?

Jim

From: "Jim Gainsley" <jgainsley@rencocorp.com>

| Does WinXP Pro support the Extended Memory Specification (EMS)?
|
| Jim
|

Did you see my reply in the ASUS News Group ?

BTW for readers of this thread:
XMS = Extended Memory Specification
EMS = Expanded memory Specification

I know what Jim is asking about and he means the Expanded memory Specification (EMS)

For those not reading the orginal thread in the ASUS News Group ...

I replied...

I STILL use Quicken 8 for DOS.

I use it under Windows 2000 and under Windows XP on my SOHO LAN.

Under Win2K SP4, the OS emulates EMS and thus I can provide EMS RAM to Quicken.
I provide 2MB (2048KB) and when I hit "M" (for memory) Quicken shows; EMS v4.0, 2048KB
total and 656KB available.

Under WinXP SP2, I have the same memory configuration in the PIF but when I hit "M" (for
memory) Quicken shows "EMS Memory not present or disabled".


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David H. Lipman wrote:

> From: "Jim Gainsley" <jgainsley@rencocorp.com>
>
> | Does WinXP Pro support the Extended Memory Specification (EMS)?
> |
> | Jim
> |
>
> Did you see my reply in the ASUS News Group ?
>
> BTW for readers of this thread:
> XMS = Extended Memory Specification
> EMS = Expanded memory Specification
>
> I know what Jim is asking about and he means the Expanded memory Specification (EMS)
>
> For those not reading the orginal thread in the ASUS News Group ...
>
> I replied...
>
> I STILL use Quicken 8 for DOS.
>
> I use it under Windows 2000 and under Windows XP on my SOHO LAN.
>
> Under Win2K SP4, the OS emulates EMS and thus I can provide EMS RAM to Quicken.
> I provide 2MB (2048KB) and when I hit "M" (for memory) Quicken shows; EMS v4.0, 2048KB
> total and 656KB available.
>
> Under WinXP SP2, I have the same memory configuration in the PIF but when I hit "M" (for
> memory) Quicken shows "EMS Memory not present or disabled".
>
>

On the shortcut properties for a "DOS program" please see the "Memory
tab" for configuation. There are settings for Conventional, EMS, XMS and
DPMI.

HTH

From: "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com>

< snip >

>>
>> Under WinXP SP2, I have the same memory configuration in the PIF but when I hit "M" (for
>> memory) Quicken shows "EMS Memory not present or disabled".
>>
| On the shortcut properties for a "DOS program" please see the "Memory
| tab" for configuation. There are settings for Conventional, EMS, XMS and
| DPMI.
|
| HTH

As noted above, this was done and WinXP did NOT emulate EMS RAM as Win2K did!

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David H. Lipman wrote:

> From: "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com>
>
> < snip >
>
>>>Under WinXP SP2, I have the same memory configuration in the PIF but when I hit "M" (for
>>>memory) Quicken shows "EMS Memory not present or disabled".
>>>
>
> | On the shortcut properties for a "DOS program" please see the "Memory
> | tab" for configuation. There are settings for Conventional, EMS, XMS and
> | DPMI.
> |
> | HTH
>
> As noted above, this was done and WinXP did NOT emulate EMS RAM as Win2K did!
>

Yep, then there is something slightly different.

From: "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com>


>>
>> As noted above, this was done and WinXP did NOT emulate EMS RAM as Win2K did!
>>
| Yep, then there is something slightly different.

No doubt it is the Kernel of the WinXP OS since I used the same PIF on both WinXP and Win2K
and thus the exact same settings.

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David H. Lipman wrote:

> From: "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com>
>
>
>>>As noted above, this was done and WinXP did NOT emulate EMS RAM as Win2K did!
>>>
>
> | Yep, then there is something slightly different.
>
> No doubt it is the Kernel of the WinXP OS since I used the same PIF on both WinXP and Win2K
> and thus the exact same settings.
>

I remember we had some "issues" that needed adjusting on old stuff when
we migrated from 2k to XP too. Thing is, 'twas so long ago, I've
forgotten what they were and how I solved it! :-0

From: "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com>


>>
>> No doubt it is the Kernel of the WinXP OS since I used the same PIF on both WinXP and
>> Win2K and thus the exact same settings.
>>
| I remember we had some "issues" that needed adjusting on old stuff when
| we migrated from 2k to XP too. Thing is, 'twas so long ago, I've
| forgotten what they were and how I solved it! :-0

Personally I'd like that information. I wish a XP MVP with Kernel knowledge would reply to
this thread.


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David H. Lipman wrote:

> From: "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com>
>
>
>>>No doubt it is the Kernel of the WinXP OS since I used the same PIF on both WinXP and
>>>Win2K and thus the exact same settings.
>>>
>
> | I remember we had some "issues" that needed adjusting on old stuff when
> | we migrated from 2k to XP too. Thing is, 'twas so long ago, I've
> | forgotten what they were and how I solved it! :-0
>
> Personally I'd like that information. I wish a XP MVP with Kernel knowledge would reply to
> this thread.
>


I'm vaguely remebering something about running conventitional memory up
to 640 and then Auto for the others. But truthfully I can't remember the
name of the program but it was for a guy who has since retired and the
PC is gone.

From: "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com>


| I'm vaguely remebering something about running conventitional memory up
| to 640 and then Auto for the others. But truthfully I can't remember the
| name of the program but it was for a guy who has since retired and the
| PC is gone.

That's a DOS construct and since WinXP is a NT based OS, DOS does not factor in. NT OS'
emulate DOS and do not use DOS constructs.

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