Max # of open files in Windows XP 32-bit?

[mikeaperez1]

In DOS, there was a maximum number of files that could be open via
config.sys.
FILES=(number)

Is there a similar setting for Windows XP 32-bit? If not, does anyone
know of what the upper limit is and whether it is configurable?

Thanks.

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

In DOS, there was a maximum number of files that could be open via
config.sys.
FILES=(number)

This entry specified the number of files that the operating system (DOS)
can access at one time.

Is there a similar setting for Windows XP 32-bit?

That entry can still be found in "Config.NT" for compatibility.

If not, does anyone know of what the upper limit

That entry does not apply to *Windows* anyway.

is and whether it is configurable?

There is no explicit setting for the maximum number of file handles.
You might be better off when telling your specific problem.

 

[mikeaperez1]

Put another way -

- Is there an upper limit on the number of file handles that Windows XP
32-bit can have open at one time?

If so, is it a paramater that is configurable?

Thanks.

 

[David Candy]

The total number of open handles in the system is limited only by the amount of memory available. However, a single process can have no more than 65,536 handles. Some object types support a limited number of handles per process, while other object types support a limited number of handles in the system.

Above refers to all handles not just file handles.
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