Q68567: Default Environment Size for MS-DOS 5.0 and Later

Article: Q68567
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
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SUMMARY
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In MS-DOS versions 3.2 through 4.01, the environment size defaults to 160 bytes
if you do not specify an environment size in the SHELL= CONFIG.SYS command. It
also defaults to 160 bytes if you specify a size smaller than that.

In MS-DOS version 5.0 and later, the default environment size has been increased
to 256 bytes; however, the minimum environment has remained 160 bytes.


Additional query words: 6.22 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20

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Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS500a
Version           : MS-DOS:5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22

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