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- Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
- Path: sparky!uunet!microsoft!hexnut!jenk
- From: jenk@microsoft.com (Jen Kilmer)
- Subject: Re: Win 3.1 in real mode
- Message-ID: <1992Sep07.124508.21665@microsoft.com>
- Date: 07 Sep 92 12:45:08 GMT
- Organization: Microsoft Corporation
- References: <198e481c@p3.f67.n245.z2.fidonet.org>
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- In article <198e481c@p3.f67.n245.z2.fidonet.org> Martin_Schloeter@eurologic.fido.de (Martin Schloeter) writes:
- >MS> After the initial DOS-mode configuration screen, Setup launches
- >MS> Windows and continues the installation as a WinApp. Suppose you
- >MS> have no HIMEM.SYS loaded during that time. The installation
- >MS> proceeds just fine (I've tried). Isn't it running in
- >MS> real mode? Huh? Inquiring minds want to know!
- On the win 3.1 disks you will find a file called xmsmmgr.exe.
- This is an XMS memory manager which setup loads if you don't
- already have an XMS 2.0 or 3.0 memory manager installed.
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- Xmsmmgr.exe is not recommended for normal use (ie if it works,
- great, if not, who cares, use himem.sys :-) Usually it works
- fine, usual case where it doesn't work is when himem.sys would
- need to be loaded with a /m: switch to change how himem uses
- the hardware.
-
- if win 3.1 has a real mode it's a _VERY_ well kept secret.
- when installing win 3.1, setup brings up windows in standard
- mode (and only standard mode).
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- -jen
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