when i type emm386 in MS DOS, it tells me that "emm386 driver not installed" what should i do???

I posted right after you. Hehe I figured it out. Grab the file form the windows 98 or 95 called: himem.sys load these in your config file liek this: If lets say its on the root C: device=c:\himem.sys devicehigh=c:\emm386.exe If you have those two files on the root C: drive then you can just have your config file like this: device=himem.sys devicehigh=emm386.exe I was unable however to load this: DOS=HIGH,UMB but at least the version of DOS I am running called "freeDos" is loaded high. I check ed it doing this command: mem cya device=

Don't try to load emm386.exe high. Put this in your config.sys file: device:c:\dos\himem.sys device:c:\dos\emm386.exe [RAM | NOEMS] DOS=HIGH,UMB You can use any of this two options: - RAM use up to 32MB of extended memory to symulate expanded memory if necessary and provide UMBs. It also provides VCPI support. - NOEMS don't emullate expanded memory but provide UMBs. Don't provide VCPI support.

So what would I use to increase conventional memory: device:c:\dos\emm386.exe RAM or device:c:\dos\emm386.exe NOEMS Do I need a value after RAM like device:c:\dos\emm386.exe RAM 32 ?? Still a little confused how to use it. I want to increase my conventional memory and I am doing this: In config: Devicehigh= and in Autoexec: LH <<< Load High whereever feasible and also I am loading devices in different order that tends to increase conventional to: Last question: How do you feel about QEMM. I worked great in Windows 95 Pure DOS and not sure how it will work in DrDOs or FreeDos not MSDos! Thanks again

Hi, one of you guys seem to know what you are doing with this EMM386.exe thing... i am trying to flash my bios on a i430fx motherboard... when i ran the file that is meant to flash it, i received this error... "Please Release the EMM386.exe device driver" any ideas on what this means? cheers joel