WELCOME to Free Self Help Quick Facts No Nonsense FREE Computer Answers from people just like you, in plain English Search Site MEM Type: External (4.0 and later) Syntax: MEM MEM [/program|/debug|/classify|/free|/module(name)] [/page] Purpose: Displays the amount of installed and available memory, including extended, expanded, and upper memory. Discussion Used to display a variety of types of information about how your system is using available memory. Options /program - Specifies the name, location, size, and type of each program for which memory information is to be displayed (available with DOS 4.0 and 5.0 only). Cannot be used with /C or /D. This option can be abbreviated as /P. - /debug - Specifies additional information about the programs in memory. This option can be abbreviated as /D. /classify - Displays programs that are in conventional and upper memory. Cannot be used with /D, /F, or /M name. This option can be abbreviated as /C. /free - Lists the free areas of conventional and upper memory. You can use the /Free switch with /Page but not with other MEM options (new with DOS Version 6). This option can be abbreviated as /F. /module modulename Shows how a program module is currently using memory. You must specify the program name after the /MODULE option. You can use the /MODULE option with /PAGE, but not with other MEM options (new with DOS Version 6). This option can be abbreviated as /M. /page - Pauses after each screen of output. This switch can be used with any of the other MEM options (new with DOS Version 6). This option can be abbreviated as /P. Example To display the programs that are currently in conventional and upper memory, enter mem /classify