If you do not have a STACKS definition somewhere, Windows uses a default
number of stacks.  You need only have a STACKS definition if you want more
or less than the default number of stacks.  Back in the bad old days before
Windows, one would use a stack definition of less than the default to save
a little memory but at the expense of sometimes running out of stacks every
now and then.  If you get error messages that indicate that you need more
stacks then you will have to add a definition to add more.  As far as I
know, the only place where you can make a stack definition is with the
STACKS or STACKSHIGH command in your CONFIG.SYS ...  The following comes
from the CONFIG.TXT file in the Windows directory:

STACKS/STACKSHIGH
=================

Supports the dynamic use of data stacks to handle hardware interrupts. Use
the STACKSHIGH command to load the stacks in the upper memory area. You
can use these commands only in your Config.sys file.

Syntax

    STACKS=n,s
    STACKSHIGH=n,s

Parameters

n
    Specifies the number of stacks. Valid values for n are 0 and numbers in
    the range 8 through 64.

s
    Specifies the size (in bytes) of each stack. Valid values for s are 0
    and numbers in the range 32 through 512.


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> From: David Hurst <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Change Stacks in System.ini
> Date: Wednesday, April 29, 1998 8:39 AM
>
> Ok Jim, the analogies make some sense, but where is the stacks ectry
spposed to
> be..??  Does there have to be one.. or should there be  ?  As best i can
tell i
> have no such entry anywhere.  Any advantages or disadvantages of having
(or
> not having)  a stacks entry ??
>