Q123409: MSCDEX Does Not Set "Name" of EMS Allocation

Article: Q123409
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): 2.1,2.2,2.21,2.22,2.23
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): msdos
Last Modified: 18-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions (MSCDEX) for MS-DOS, versions 2.1, 2.2, 2.21, 2.22, 2.23 
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SUMMARY
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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
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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

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Keywords          : msdos 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbMSCDEXSearch kbMSCDEX210DOS kbMSCDEX220DOS kbMSCDEX221DOS kbMSCDEX222DOS kbMSCDEX223DOS
Version           : :2.1,2.2,2.21,2.22,2.23

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