Subj : TSRs
To   : Tegularius
From : Digital Man
Date : Sun Oct 16 2005 15:29:00

  Re: TSRs
  By: Tegularius to All on Sat Oct 15 2005 02:58 pm

 > I'm curious about what Win 95 and up (esp. XP) does with TSR programs.
 > 
 > If started up in a command-prompt or DOS window, do they go away as soon
 > as the window is closed, or do they remain available?

TSRs are only resident for the DOS window in which they were run and when the
window is closed, they go away.

 > Do they screw up the system?

No, but 16-bit DOS TSRs are mostly obsolete today.

 > I've never been a great fan of these programs, and Windows has made many of
 > them obsolete.  Maybe the best answer is "Try it and see what happens", but
 > I'm afraid of doing some kind of damage.

No, no damage. I wouldn't start any TSRs in your autoexec.nt due to the
possibiltiy of it slowing down any DOS programs, but if you need the TSR, give
it a shot.

                                                  digital man

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