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Loads a program into the upper memory area, which leaves more room in
conventional memory for other programs.
Syntax: LOADHIGH [drive:][path]filename [parameters]
LH [drive:][path]filename [parameters]
[drive:][path]filename
Specifies the location and name of the program you want to load.
parameters
Specifies any command line information required by the program.
Dos=umb command required
To use loadhigh, you must include the DOS=UMB command in CONFIG.SYS.
Upper Memory Area manager must be installed
Before you can load a program into upper memory, you must install an
upper-memory-area manager. FreeDOS provides EMM386.EXE, which
manages the upper memory area for computers with an 80386 or higher
processor. Before you install EMM386.EXE, install the FDXMS.SYS
extended-memory manager. Use the device command in CONFIG.SYS to
install FDXMS.SYS and EMM386.EXE. These commands must appear before
the loadhigh command.
How loadhigh works
If you use loadhigh to load a program, FreeDOS attempts to load it into
upper memory. If there is insufficient space, FreeDOS loads it into
conventional memory. FreeDOS does not indicate which memory area is
used.
See Also:
Emm386
FDXMS