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Subject: Re: cwsdpmi
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Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 23:17:14 -0300
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Delbeke P. wrote:
> 
> Can someone tell me why DPMI disappears each time a program used it.
> 
> e.g :
> 
> C:\...\>game.exe
>   Load error : no DPMI - get csdpmi*b.zip
> C:\...\>cwsdpmi.exe
> C:\...\>game.exe
>   (play the game)
>   (quit the game -- it's not good anyway :-)
> C:\...\>game.exe
>   Load error : no DPMI - get csdpmi*b.zip
> 
> ...
> 
> This becomes very annoying when I'm testing this game
> (I constantly forget to restart cwsdpmi -- frustration all over)

I believe that there is a command line option to keep the server in
memory, type cwsdpmi /?...

Or, make a bat file with the lines:
@cwsdpmi
@game.exe

See ya,
Mike