Command.com can't get no...EMS

[Dave Boal]

It is my understanding, that as long as you start
command.com, and it inherits its default EMS (Auto)
properties from _default shortcut, that the command prompt
will have EMS memory.

In fact, I have one machine where XP was installed, EMS
support was working, and then after XP reinstall due to
Blaster infection, EMS support stopped working.

I have found EMS support to be unavailable on several
WIN2K and XP machines. I am wondering if some other
setting may be preventing EMS support, like security
policy?

Any ideas greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Dave

 

[Bob I]

Make a Shortcut to Command.com on the desktop and check the properties
to see what EMS is set to.

 

[Dave Boal]

It is set to EMS=Auto, yet running mem/c from that very
shortcut shows none!

 

[Bob I]

IIRC you need to "run" some program that needs EMS before you would have
something other than "none" in Auto. So set an amount of EMS to use instead.