Article: Q133348
Product(s): Microsoft Home Miscellaneous Products
Version(s): WINDOWS:95
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Last Modified: 13-JUN-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
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SUMMARY
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This article describes how to read the results of the MS-DOS Mem command in
Windows 95/98. To use the Mem command type the following at the MS-DOS command
prompt and press ENTER:
" mem " (without the quotation marks)
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The Mem command shows the amount of total, used and free memory on your computer
for each of the following memory areas:
- Conventional: Up to the first 640K of memory on a computer.
- Upper: The 384K of memory above your computer's 640K of conventional memory.
- Reserved: The memory located on add-on boards such as video adapter boards.
- Extended: Memory beyond 1 MB on computers with 80286, 80386, or 80486
processors.
- Total Memory
- Total Under 1 MB
The Mem command also shows the following information:
- Largest Executable Program Size: The largest contiguous block of conventional
memory available for a program.
- Largest Free Upper Memory Block: The largest area of upper memory available
for a program.
- MS-DOS Is Resident In The High Memory Area: Indicates that MS-DOS is running
in the first 64K of extended memory rather than in conventional memory.
Additional query words: kbhowto Win95 1995 MEM
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Technology : kbOSWin98 kbOSWin95 kbOSWinSearch
Version : WINDOWS:95
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