Hallo Vic
VB> No, not really Peter. Basically I already have the same setup. There are 
VB> UMB's available b4 win95 takes them all for itself leaving non for 4dos 
VB> shells which is why I get the error msg when 4dos tries use them.
Output of MEM /C in a (4)DOS-box under WIN95on my system:
Module mit Zugriff auf Arbeitsspeicher unter 1 MB:
  Name           Gesamt      =  Konventioneller  + oberer Speicher
  --------  ----------------   -----------------  ----------------
  SYSTEM      43.072   (42K)     12.768   (12K)     30.304   (30K)
  HIMEM        1.168    (1K)      1.168    (1K)          0    (0K)
  EMM386       4.032    (4K)      4.032    (4K)          0    (0K)
  ANSIPLUS    37.152   (36K)      6.672    (7K)     30.480   (30K)
  4DOS        17.392   (17K)        448    (0K)     16.944   (17K)
  WIN          2.848    (3K)      2.848    (3K)          0    (0K)
  vmm32       14.560   (14K)      8.976    (9K)      5.584    (5K)
  4DOS        11.088   (11K)      1.104    (1K)      9.984   (10K)
  KEYB         6.944    (7K)          0    (0K)      6.944    (7K)
  IFSHLP       2.864    (3K)          0    (0K)      2.864    (3K)
  ASPI8DOS    24.080   (24K)          0    (0K)     24.080   (24K)
  ASPICD      12.752   (12K)          0    (0K)     12.752   (12K)
  MSCDEX      28.032   (27K)          0    (0K)     28.032   (27K)
  Frei       618.832  (604K)    616.528  (602K)      2.304    (2K)
Speicherbelegung im šberblick:
  Speichertyp          Gesamt   =    Belegt   +    Frei
  ----------------  -----------   -----------   -----------
  Konventionell         655.360        38.832       616.528
  Oberer                170.272       167.968         2.304
  Reserviert            393.216       393.216             0
  XMS-Speicher       65.890.016       456.416    65.433.600
  ----------------  -----------   -----------   -----------
  Speicher gesamt    67.108.864     1.056.432    66.052.432
  Ges. unter 1 MB       825.632       206.800       618.832
  Max. Gr”áe fr ausfhrbares Programm         616.512   (602K)
  GrӇter freier oberer Speicherblock            2.304     (2K)
  MS-DOS ist resident im hohen Speicherbereich (HMA).
... thanks to the following line in SYSTEM.INI
[386ENH]
...
LocalLoadHigh=1
...
I got this tip directly from JPSOFT's support.
Grsse aus Ostrhauderfehn, 
*Klaus Meinhard*
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