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- EMS Page Frame Off If programs you use do not require EMS, turn the
- EMS page frame OFF. This provides an additional 64K of space
- for loading TSRs and drivers high. See Memory Commander's
- Advanced Configuration, Features and Options menu.
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- Use Optimization Memory Commander's automatic optimization of
- TSRs and device drivers will increase the amount of low DOS for
- DOS applications running under Windows.
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- Sufficient FILES Set Verify the CONFIG.SYS files statement is set
- to 25 or over. For example, use an editor on CONFIG.SYS to add
- or change the FILES= line to FILES=25.
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- Use a Disk Cache A disk cache program such as MicroSoft's SMARTDrive
- can significantly speed disk operations within Windows. If you
- use another vendor's disk cache, be sure it is Windows 3.0
- compatible.
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- Memory Pooling Do not be concerned with the amount of memory
- allocated for XMS and EMS. Memory Commander will automatically
- allocate all unused memory to Windows when Windows starts to run.
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- More RAM Memory Add additional RAM to the system. Windows runs
- faster and has more flexibility with additional RAM. This is
- especially true when the system only has 2 or 3 megabytes of
- total memory. Windows 3.1 should have 3 or more megabytes to
- run in enhanced mode.
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- MS-DOS 5.0 Switch to MS-DOS 5.0 to gain about 40K to 50K in the
- DOS window.
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- Avoid SHELLS Avoid using a SHELL menu program, like DESQview or
- DOSSHELL, to call Windows. Shells reduce the amount of DOS space
- by at least 5K and possibly as much as 200K! For example, MS-DOS
- 5.0 DOSSHELL takes away between 5K and 45K bytes from all
- DOS applications running under Windows.
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- No Mouse Driver A mouse driver is built into Windows. If your
- mouse is only used with Windows, and NO DOS programs, you can
- usually remove the mouse driver and save 10K to 20K bytes.
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