Standard Mode Fails to Boot with XMS Handles of 2 or 3 (82607)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
- Microsoft Windows 3.11
This article was previously published under Q82607 SUMMARY
If Qualitas' 386MAX program is loaded with the XMSHNDL (extend memory
handles) parameter set to 2 or 3, Microsoft Windows operating system
version 3.1 will not load. Other extended memory managers have similar
parameters that can prevent Windows from loading.
Windows generates a message saying that it cannot start in standard
mode. There is no mention of extended memory.
MORE INFORMATION
386MAX is a high memory manager that replaces Microsoft's HIMEM.SYS.
By specifying a low number of extended memory handles, 386MAX is
limited to the number of requests it can make for extended memory.
Windows will not run if it cannot allocate enough blocks of extended
memory.
To correct the number of extended memory handles, increase the number
of available handles, or remove the parameter and accept the default.
According to the 386MAX documentation, each XMS handle only occupies 6
bytes of memory, so decreasing the handle count does not save enough
memory to matter.
NOTE: You can run into the same problem with Microsoft's HIMEM.SYS if
you limit the number of handles using the NUMHANDLES switch on the
HIMEM.SYS command line in the CONFIG.SYS file.
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products' performance or reliability.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/15/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB82607 |
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