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HIMEM.SYS

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Memory management software
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Himem.sys is a Memory Management software
Software name
HIMEM.SYS
software platform
windows
Developers
Microsoft
Software category
Memory Management software

Software Introduction

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Because the predecessors of IBM Memory Thinks are too simple. So, system memory There is a 640K barrier. It can only support basic dos and general commands. With the rapid development of the IT industry, 640K memory can no longer meet the demand. Therefore, in order to break this shackle and seek more space than 640K basic memory, HImem.sys was born

software function

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Himem.sys is a memory management software that can be loaded into the Upper memory The EMM386.exe program is used in conjunction with the UMB program. He mainly calls internal free fragments between 640K and 1024K Memory

Scope of application

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Microsoft In the developed DOS system, in the win system.
To start 9x series Windows, it must be located in the WIndows directory and the version must be consistent.
If Config.sys If the file is directly loaded in, WIndows will not load it anymore. It will load the file according to the path specified in Config.sys. You can also check whether the file is loaded in Config.sys.
Please refer to emm386.exe
In the dos system, with the help of HIMEM SYS program can obtain additional high-end Memory Space.