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New 15-Oct-2009 XMGR and UIDE Available. (Announce)

posted by Jack , Fresno, California USA, 16.10.2009, 14:10
(edited by Jack on 16.10.2009, 19:13)

With regret I have had to update the XMGR and UIDE drivers again, due to a
new "Gates & Co." problem.

Japheth noted to me in private E-Mail that protected-mode move "calls" (in
place of a normal Int 15h), DO NOT work with Win95/98, and he deleted such
calls from his HIMEMX driver.

I could simply have changed my drivers' README to note this and so require
the XMGR/UIDE /K switch with Win95/98. But I felt /K was not as valuable
as /H, which I retained because it lets the HMA save a lot of upper-memory
for UIDE/UIDEJR users. /K gains only a small bit of protected-mode speed
and is "NOT worth the risk!" of Win95/98 CRASHES! /K is thus DELETED and
my drivers again do only a normal Int 15h command in protected-mode moves.

As always, the 15-Oct-2009 DRIVERS.ZIP file is posted on Johnson's site:

http://johnson.tmfc.net/dos/driver.html

I am again DISGUSTED at having to delete /K due to uncorrected Gates & Co.
ERRORS, but this was necessary so XMGR and UIDE remain SAFE with Win95/98!

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Complete thread:

• New 15-Oct-2009 XMGR and UIDE Available. - Jack, 16.10.2009, 14:10 (Announce)
  • New 15-Oct-2009 XMGR and UIDE Available. - Rugxulo, 19.10.2009, 10:39
    • New 15-Oct-2009 XMGR and UIDE Available. - Jack, 19.10.2009, 19:05
  • Drivers Updated to 19-Oct-2009 -- UIDEJR Corrected. - Jack, 20.10.2009, 14:52
    • Drivers Updated to 19-Oct-2009 -- UIDEJR Corrected. - Rugxulo, 20.10.2009, 15:02
      • New 19-Oct-2009 Drivers ARE On Johnson's Site. - Jack, 20.10.2009, 15:25
        • 19-Oct-2009 Drivers on Johnson's site: Confirmed - Rugxulo, 20.10.2009, 17:11
          • "Ain't Computers GRAND!!" - Jack, 20.10.2009, 20:30