Using MemMaker with MS-DOS Multiple Configuration Menus (94891)



The information in this article applies to:
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22

This article was previously published under Q94891

SUMMARY

You can use MemMaker with multiple configurations, but doing so requires that you create separate configuration files to run MemMaker. The "MS-DOS User's Guide" for version 6.0 and 6.2 explains this procedure in detail in Chapter 6 (pages 151 to 154).

This article explains why these separate configuration files are necessary.

MORE INFORMATION

MemMaker removes all references to memory managers, the FILES= statement, the BUFFERS= statement, and the DOS= statement. It then adds the following statements at the top of the CONFIG.SYS file:
      DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
   DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE <settings>
   buffers=<setting>
   files=<setting>
   dos=umb
   lastdrive=<setting>
   FCBS=<setting>
   [Everything else remains in the same order]
NOTE: The <setting> and <settings> are determined by MemMaker for your specific installation and configuration.

Because of this design, MemMaker cannot work with configuration files containing Multi-Config sections that reference multiple memory managers or have different memory configurations.

MemMaker also uses a program called SIZER.EXE to determine memory requirements for device drivers and terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) programs. MemMaker analyzes the contents of the entire CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files (regardless of Multi-Config headings) to calculate the optimum memory configuration for your system. Because the files are viewed as a single unit, each individual configuration will not be optimized after you run MemMaker.

Modification Type: Major Last Reviewed: 11/19/1999
Keywords: KB94891