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[Scatty]

Originally Posted by hunvagy

Also, you could tug most every driver you load into high memory with LOADHIGH in the autoexec and LH in the config.sys. I hope I didn't mix those two up, it's been a loong time

DEVICEHIGH for config.sys
LH is the same as LOADHIGH though and can be used both in autoexec.bat for loading TSR's (Terminate and Stay Resident, programs that stay in memory after being run once) and for starting some normal programs.

[Smiling Spectre]

1. DOS 6.22 have GREAT program - Memmaker.exe (it need several other modules, I cannot remember exact names, but all of that in DOS-directory anyway). This program allows you to get maximum lower memory, configuring everything in optimum settings and moving to high memory.

2. As I vague remember, there is a bug in himem.sys of Win98 (i.e. DOS7). It takes about 200Kb instead proper 10-20. It is usually "fixed" by replacing it with "proper" DOS 6.22 version. But you can check yourself with MEM /C command (if I remember keys of MEM right) - if himem.sys significantly more than 20Kb, something is wrong. Also you can see with MEM all this TSR-modules that can say to you what is not needed here.

3. There is usually not enough to have SB card in system. Usually there is DOS-drivers with it, that must be activated for card's work. Usually such drivers have some sort of tuning utility to make everything right.