HIMEM.SYS
Sign in to saveHIMEM.SYS is a DOS device driver which allows DOS programs to store data in extended memory according to the Extended Memory Specification (XMS). The memory beyond the first 1 MB of address space is required by Windows 9x/Me in order to load; therefore, these versions of Microsoft Windows require HIMEM.SYS to be loaded to be able to run.
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Within Vinony's link graph, HIMEM.SYS is referenced by 21 other articles, and connects out to CONFIG.SYS, MS-DOS and Windows 2.1.
Vinony files it under DOS drivers, DOS files and DOS memory management.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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CONFIG.SYS
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MS-DOS
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Windows 2.1
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DR-DOS
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Microsoft Windows
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kernel
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Windows 95
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Windows 98
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Windows Me
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DOS
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device driver
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Windows 3.0
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FreeDOS
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Windows 9x
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memory management
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IBM PC DOS
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address space
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Windows 3.1
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Extended memory
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upper memory area
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