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/* Thanks for the reply guys.. Dave, if I remove HIMEM.SYS from my config file, how will this effect anything else anywhere else on my system. I don't know that much on the technical end of all of this. Also, I downloaded the 3dshel.txt but can not quite understand where I need to go the set the -maxvcpimem variables. */ Before we get into Phar Lap Memory Manager's configuration, just try the recommended steps of copying the COMMAND.COM file from your DOS directory to your 3DS directory, AND edit the 3DS.SET file where the USER progs section is… put in: ;————————————————————————– ; EXTERNAL PROGRAMS ;————————————————————————– ; ; Place external programs below. These appear in the "Programs" menu. ; You can have up to 14 user programs now, and they can be a mix ; of .EXE, .BAT, .KXP, and .PXP files. Note that 3D Studio must be ; invoked by 3DSHELL.COM for external programs to have enough memory ; to run. Also note that programs need to have explicit path names ; including the .exe, .pxp, or .bat extender for 3dshell.com to be able ; to find it. Note that COMMAND.COM must be in your 3DS directory for ; .bat files to run. Also note that you must read the CFIG386 section ; in the Installation Guide regarding Phar Lap switches that need to ; be set in order to shell out to other Phar Lap applications, such ; as Animator Pro. Finally, note that you can pass arguments to .exe ; and .bat files. For example: ; USER-PROG9 = "c:\norton\lp.exe d:\froon.txt","LP Froon" will execute ; Norton Utility's LP program, causing it to print the file d:\froon.txt. USER-PROG1 = "c:\ani\ani.exe","Animator Pro" ;USER-PROG2 = ;USER-PROG3 = ;USER-PROG4 = ;USER-PROG5 = ;USER-PROG6 = ;USER-PROG7 = ;USER-PROG8 = ;USER-PROG9 = ;USER-PROG10 = ;USER-PROG11 = ;USER-PROG12 = ;USER-PROG13 = ;USER-PROG14 = and use the supplied 3DSHELL.COM to start 3DS up instead of the usual 3DS.EXE. Okay? Should work. If it doesn't, we'll experiment a little more and then play around with memory manager. As far as HIMEM.SYS being removed, (actually you can just REM it out) rem device=c:\dos\himem.sys in your CONFIG.SYS file, all it does it disable the ability to go into Windows and do DOS-provided memory management. A lot of people have a CONFIG.SYS file for HIMEM.SYS and non-HIMEM.SYS applications. All you need do is either have a CONFIG.WIN and a CONFIG.DOS file to copy as CONFIG.SYS (automated by a batch file is sweet) or just remove the REM when needed. Phar Lap configuration documentation is rather scarce in AniPro. Good luck. -dave