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| From | Robert AH Prins <spamtrap@prino.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.msdos.programmer, comp.os.msdos.misc, alt.msdos.programmer |
| Subject | Re: How do you know if a 16-bit DOS application uses EMS? |
| Date | 2012-11-24 02:52 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <ahangaFd5jeU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <50AE315B.EDCCB6C8@Guy.com> <0b9074aa-1565-469b-be3e-dec01b00e178@q5g2000pbk.googlegroups.com> |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
On 2012-11-23 23:11, Jim Leonard wrote: > On Nov 22, 8:03 am, DOS Guy <D...@Guy.com> wrote: >> Microsoft has issued some updates recently (KB2724197) that prohibit the >> use of EMS memory for 16-bit applications in Windows XP SP3. >> >> I was wondering if there's a way to know if any given 16-bit app uses >> EMS. > > The only way I can think of is to disassemble it and look. A shortcut > would be to search for any int 67h (EMS) calls, so searching the > binary for the hexidecimal sequence "CD 67" might help. (For example, > if CD 67 is definitely not found, the program definitely doesn't use > EMS.) Unless it uses self-modifying code... Robert -- Robert AH Prins robert(a)prino(d)org
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How do you know if a 16-bit DOS application uses EMS? DOS Guy <DOS@Guy.com> - 2012-11-22 09:06 -0500
Re: How do you know if a 16-bit DOS application uses EMS? Jim Leonard <mobygamer@gmail.com> - 2012-11-23 15:11 -0800
Re: How do you know if a 16-bit DOS application uses EMS? Robert AH Prins <spamtrap@prino.org> - 2012-11-24 02:52 +0000
Re: How do you know if a 16-bit DOS application uses EMS? Ross Ridge <rridge@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> - 2012-11-24 15:30 -0500
Re: How do you know if a 16-bit DOS application uses EMS? gof@somewhere.invalid (Adam Wysocki) - 2012-11-26 09:10 +0000
Re: How do you know if a 16-bit DOS application uses EMS? Jim Leonard <mobygamer@gmail.com> - 2012-11-29 12:04 -0800
Re: How do you know if a 16-bit DOS application uses EMS? Marcus Houlden <spam@nukesoft.co.uk> - 2012-11-24 04:16 +0000
Re: How do you know if a 16-bit DOS application uses EMS? Single Stage to Orbit <alex.buell@munted.eu> - 2012-11-24 18:22 +0000
[OT] Doom Ivan Shmakov <oneingray@gmail.com> - 2012-11-27 11:06 +0700
Re: How do you know if a 16-bit DOS application uses EMS? "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotz.cnm> - 2012-11-24 04:07 -0500
Re: How do you know if a 16-bit DOS application uses EMS? ak621@chebucto.ns.ca (Richard Bonner) - 2012-12-19 12:37 +0000
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