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There is no need to remove HIMEM.SYS in the CONFIG.SYS. Try the following, which works fine since years on my systems. With step 1+2 there is no need for the COMMAND.COM in the 3DS3-directory. 1. In the CONFIG.SYS set your shellpath for COMMAND.COM with: SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS\ /E:1024 /p 2. In the AUTOEXEC.BAT do the following: SET COMSPEC=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM 3. In the 3DS.SET enter your programms with: … USER-PROG1 = "e:\anipro\ani.exe","Animator" USER-PROG2 = "e:\win31\win.com","Windows 3.1" … 4. Make some Batch-files in the 3DS3-directory with diffren MAXX settings for diffrent memory alloction of 3DS3 like the following examples, (note you have to change the SWAPDIR-path!): CFGALL.BAT cfig386 3ds -clear -swapchk ON -minswfsize 400000 -minreal ffffh cfig386 3ds -maxreal ffffh -intmap 08h -vscan 20000 -swapdir g:\temp cfig386 3ds -maxx FFFFFFFFh REM cfig386 3ds -maxx FFFFFFFFh *use ALL of XMS-memory REM cfig386 3ds -maxx F00000h *use 15MB of XMS-memory REM cfig386 3ds -maxx 1400000h *use 20MB of XMS-memory REM cfig386 3ds -maxx 1900000h *use 26MB of XMS-memory REM and so on… 5. Before you start 3DS call one of the Batch-files to limit the memoryallocation of 3DS (note that it's not nescessary to do it every time, only if you want to change the memory settings). 6. Start 3DS with: 3DSHELL.COM For example if your system has 32 MB of Memory call CFG20MB.BAT, so 3DS allocate 20 MB and you have 12 MB free for other applications inside 3DS. Have fun Ingo