INSTALL.TXT Only Describes Standard Mode Memory Options

ID: Q111313

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.5, 2.5a, and 2.5b

SUMMARY

The INSTALL.TXT file, located in the main FoxPro directory, only describes the options available when FoxPro is running in Standard (16-bit) mode.

The mode (Standard or Extended) FoxPro is running in determines the memory configuration options available during a Workstation Installation (INSTALL /N).

MORE INFORMATION

The Configuration portion of a Workstation Installation runs the FoxPro application ADDUSER.APP, which displays a dialog box for the user to configure commands that are then placed in the configuration file (usually CONFIG.FP). If FoxPro starts in Standard mode to run ADDUSER.APP, a check box to limit Expanded Memory Specification (EMS)-compliant memory is displayed as described in INSTALL.TXT.

However, if FoxPro starts in Extended (32-bit) mode, ADDUSER.APP does not display a check box to limit EMS memory. Instead, it displays a check box to limit (conventional) memory used by non-FoxPro functions. This option is not described in INSTALL.TXT.

The INSTALL.TXT file should describe the different memory configuration options available in both Standard and Extended modes.

NOTE: In Standard mode, if you select the check box to limit EMS memory available to FoxPro, a new check box appears. This check box lets you avoid the first 64K of EMS memory. This check box also is not described in INSTALL.TXT.

The incorrect text is located in the section describing a Workstation Installation. It is the last paragraph in step 7.

Incorrect Text

   Descriptions of these options are included in the dialog. By
   default, FoxPro uses all available expanded memory. In this
   dialog, you are given the option to Limit EMS Available to FoxPro.
   There are three push buttons at the bottom of the dialog:

      <<OK>> - Accept the directories and EMS settings.