DOCUMENT:Q94013  19-NOV-1999  [msdos]
TITLE   :MS-DOS: MEM Doesn't Display "Bytes Available XMS Memory"
PRODUCT :Microsoft Disk Operating System
PROD/VER:MS-DOS:5.0,5.0a
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:msdos

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 5.0, 5.0a 
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SUMMARY
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The MEM command does not display the following line if the Extended Memory
Specification (XMS) driver is not loaded, or if the driver is loaded but not
initialized:

   Bytes available XMS memory

MORE INFORMATION
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The amount of available extended memory is not displayed until the XMS driver
(usually HIMEM.SYS) is loaded AND a device driver that uses extended memory has
also loaded. The following MS-DOS commands or device drivers use extended
memory:

      dos=high
      device=c:\dos\emm386.exe
      device=c:\dos\smartdrv.sys
      device=c:\dos\ramdrive.sys /e

Additional query words: 5.00 5.00a

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Keywords          : msdos 
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS500a
Version           : MS-DOS:5.0,5.0a

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