Lab Session 1: VDM Configuration

In this exercise, students will create a new group folder and configure a VDM within that folder according to specified parameters.

First you will create a new group named Test on the desktop. Copy the OS/2 Full Screen item from the Command Prompts folder to the newly created folder using the drag mechanism.

Next, you will change the "OS/2 Full Screen" item in the folder "Test" to the following parameters:

  • Change the title to "My Window"
  • Match the parameters and the program type to start a DOS window.
  • Deselect device driver ANSI.SYS
  • 512KB DOS memory size
  • Select an environment size of 200 bytes
  • 1024KB expanded memory.
  • 2048KB extended memory.

    Finally, you will perform some checks to verify the changes.

  • Use the QCONFIG.EXE program to check the memory size manipulation.

  • Verify that the environment size is approximately 200 bytes.

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