Removing Terminate-and-Stay-Resident Programs from Memory (80364)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 2.11
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.1
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.2
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.21
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3a
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.01
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0a
- 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 Q80364 SUMMARY
Terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) programs cannot be removed from the
environment unless you:
- Reboot the system.
- Alter the memory arena by finding the memory owned by the TSR and
marking it as available.
- Use a third party utility.
MORE INFORMATION
Two MS-DOS based programs, MARK and RELEASE by Turbo Software, are
popular tools when working with TSR programs. After you run MARK, you
can load TSR programs into memory and later remove them by running
RELEASE. For more information on MARK and RELEASE, contact Turbo
Software at (719) 260-6641.
Byte magazine also has an in-house tool called KILLPROG. This program
uses a hot key sequence that checks for a safe time to use MS-DOS. It
then checks the memory arena structure and puts memory back together
the way it was before KILLPROG was loaded. KILLPROG also includes a
command to take itself out of memory when the user chooses to do so.
For more information on KILLPROG contact BYTE magazine at
(800) 258-5485 and ask for the December single month listing of
KILLPROG. It costs $10.95 per copy.
The programs included here are manufactured by vendors independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these
programs' performance or reliability.
REFERENCES
"Microsoft MS-DOS Programmer's Reference Version 5," Microsoft
Press, 1988
"The MS-DOS Encyclopedia," Microsoft Press, 1991
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/12/2003 |
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