Somebody want to post a copy of their config and autoexec that presents major conventional mem savings. Or post a site that explains saving memory. Right now I am loading mouse.com. And Oakcdrom.sys. Thanks

well if you post your existing config.sys / autoexec.bat files, im sure we could all suggest better ways of organising it..

I'll split this into TWO replies: PART 1 of 2 Okay, I am assuming MS-DOS 6.22 on at least a 386 with 2M+ RAM. Lines not starting with > have been wrapped. In CONFIG.SYS a semicolon equates to 'REM' In *.BAT a pair of colons makes the line be ignored - faster than 'REM' > CONFIG.SYS > > SWITCHES=/F > ; Stops the 2 Second delay at startup > DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS /NUMHANDLES=128 /TESTMEM:OFF /Q > ; > Device=C:\DOS\EMM386.exe HIGHSCAN ; With 6.22 this is usually best > ; Device=C:\DOS\EMM386.exe RAM AUTO ; Use this if HIGHSCAN gives problems > ; A little further optimising is possible but is system dependant > DeviceHIGH=C:\CDROM\VIDECD.SYS /D:CD_IS_Q > ; Change this for your CD-ROM Driver! > ; The /D:MSCD0001 usually seen is altered to /D:CD_IS_Q > ; This is mainly to indicate that it is not a default setup. > DeviceHIGH=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS > ; Load this if you are using ANSI Services. > DeviceHIGH=C:\DOS\IFSHLP.SYS ;WIN 3.11 File System Helper > ; SETVER.exe is left out unless you absolutely need it! > ; > DOS=HIGH,UMB ; DOS in HMA & enable access to UMBs > Files=50 ; Don't need more than this > Buffers=10 ; Smartdrv provides most of the Buffering services, 10 is plenty > Stacks=16,256 ; 16 is Max reqired, 256 allows space for some network drivers > ; > SET PATH=C:\DOS;C:\WINDOWS;..\ ; Include any you need. > ; The ..\ entry allows some brain-dead Programs to access Parent folder first for overlays etc. > SET TEMP=C:\TEMP > SET TMP=C:\TEMP > SET WINPMT=MS-DOS Box! $p$g > SET PROMPT=$p$g > SET DIRCMD=/P/A/O:GN > ; Yes, you can use SET in CONFIG.SYS > ; Insert any SOUNDCARD initialise drivers at this point > SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS\ /E:1024 /P > ; LAST command in CONFIG.SYS - set path as appropriate. > ; I use C:\DOS\ copy of COMMAND.COM because some virii & malicious ware > ; look for C:\COMMAND.COM but not C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM - (COMSPEC must be set) > ; 1024 byte environment > > Note that I don't load DRVSPACE or DBLSPACE, I regard compressed drives as unnecessary these days. ZIPping files/directories which are infrequently used is a better option as far as I'm concerned, it is usually much faster and more efficient. The inconvenience of having to UNZIP/RE-ZIP is outweighed by the space savings and better stability.

where's part 2?