Excessive Memory Consumption in MS-DOS with WFWG (94656)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
- Microsoft Workgroup Connections 1.0
- Microsoft Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS 3.11
This article was previously published under Q94656 SUMMARY
When running Windows for Workgroups (WFWG), Workgroup Connections, or
Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS the MS-DOS version 5.0 MEM/C command or other
memory viewing utility may report MS-DOS to be using excessive amounts (75K
or more) of conventional memory if the NET START command has not yet been
executed.
Microsoft recommends that the NET START command be issued before any
other terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) programs are loaded. Loading
TSRs before the NET START command may prevent the protocol manager,
PROTMAN.DOS, from returning its memory to the system pool, or may
cause other unpredictable system behavior.
MORE INFORMATION
The Windows for Workgroups protocol manager, PROTMAN.DOS, allocates
memory containing data that is a parsed version of PROTOCOL.INI. Other
drivers (for network cards and protocols) need to use the data during
the initialization process, so PROTMAN.DOS holds the data until the
binding (NET START) is complete. Once the binding has occurred, the
memory allocated by PROTMAN.DOS is freed.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/25/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB94656 |
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