Article: Q94554
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
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Last Modified: 19-NOV-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22
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In Microsoft MS-DOS version 6.0 and 6.2, HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE do not display
any initialization information by default. When you start your computer, no
information is displayed by either device driver as CONFIG.SYS is processed. To
show data such as A20 handling switches and upper memory area (UMA) information,
you must add the /VERBOSE (/V) switch to each device driver statement in the
CONFIG.SYS file. For example:
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS /V
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=D000-D7FF /V
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You can also display startup information by pressing the ALT key while your
computer is starting. This is useful for a one-time status check of these
drivers.
If either device driver finds an error during initialization, it automatically
switches to verbose mode, displaying both the error and its normal startup
information.
HIMEM.SYS requires a forward slash before the word VERBOSE (or V); EMM386.EXE
does not. Omitting the forward slash on HIMEM.SYS causes the following message
(although the verbose information is displayed):
Warning: Invalid parameter ignored: V
Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 6.20
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Technology : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
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