MSCDEX Does Not Set "Name" of EMS Allocation
Article ID: 123409
Article Last Modified on 9/30/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft MS-DOS CD-ROM Extensions 2.1
- Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions (MSCDEX) for MS-DOS 2.2
- Microsoft MS-DOS CD-ROM Extensions 2.21
- Microsoft MS-DOS CD-ROM Extensions 2.22
- Microsoft MS-DOS CD-ROM Extensions 2.23
This article was previously published under Q123409
SUMMARY
When it is loaded with the /E parameter, Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions for MS-
DOS (MSCDEX) does not set the EMS handle name field associated with the
handle it allocates for its CD-ROM buffers.
The MEM /D command reports the Expanded Memory Specification handle usage
and also shows the name of the handle's owner. When MSCDEX is loaded with
Expanded Memory support (the /E parameter), the EMS handle that it
allocates does not have an owner name associated with it.
MORE INFORMATION
MSCDEX is a LIM 3.0 compliant EMS user. The EMS API to set the handle name
is a LIM 4.0 EMS feature; therefore, MSCDEX is not designed to use it.
Additional query words: 2.10 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23
Keywords: KB123409