computergeek92 wrote:

I just read on a website regarding "Out of Hunk" errors: […]
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I just read on a website regarding "Out of Hunk" errors:

"actually with the files and buffers settings, you should actually only have about files=30 UNLESS you are running Windows (3.1 or 9x), in which case you should have files=50 at least

Freeing up files frees up extra xms which should solve some problems

Also, games that were after KQ4 will probably need at least a Pentium to run properly anyway, as all Sierra games seem to have gotten lots better after kq4."

So setting Files to 50 should cause no problems when I use my retro PC for equally playing games inside Dos and Win 3.11?

EDIT::: I just tried setting Files to 50 (instead of 30) and I got 1k less free ram...

Next question: How do I make DOS run in upper memory, instead of being in the high memory which it now rests?
I want to free even more conventional memory.

I wouldn't set files as high as 50 unless you have problems without it, which I doubt as most games (even under windows) shouldn't have that many simultaneous files open.

To get dos into upper memory, put this after himem and emm in your config.sys:

1DOS=HIGH,UMB