Int 2F/AX=1605h

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MS Windows - WINDOWS ENHANCED MODE & 286 DOSX INIT BROADCAST

AX = 1605h
ES:BX = 0000h:0000h
DS:SI = 0000h:0000h
CX = 0000h
DX = flags
bit 0 = 0 if Windows enhanced-mode initialization
bit 0 = 1 if Microsoft 286 DOS extender initialization
bits 1-15 reserved (undefined)
DI = version number (major in upper byte, minor in lower)

Return:
CX = 0000h if okay for Windows to load CX = FFFFh (other registers unchanged) if Windows 3.0 in standard mode CX <> 0 if Windows should not load ES:BX -> startup info structure (see #02631) DS:SI -> virtual86 mode enable/disable callback or 0000h:0000h (see #02634)

Notes: The Windows enhanced mode loader and Microsoft 286 DOS extender will broadcast an INT 2F/AX=1605h call when initializing. Any DOS device driver or TSR can watch for this broadcast and return the appropriate values. If the driver or TSR returns CX <> 0, it is also its responsibility to display an error message (however, Windows95 is reported to load regardless of the returned CX).. Each handler must first chain to the prior INT 2F handler with registers unchanged before processing the call. If the handler requires local data on a per-VM basis, it must store the returned ES:BX in the "next" field of a startup info structure and return a pointer to that structure in ES:BX. A single TSR may set the V86 mode enable/disable callback; if DS:SI is already nonzero, the TSR must fail the initialization by setting CX nonzero. MSD checks for Windows 3.0 running in standard mode by testing whether CX=FFFFh and other registers are unchanged on return. Novell DOS v7.0 (Update 8 - Update 11) TASKMGR in multitasking mode uses this broadcast, even if TASKMGR.INI sets WinPresent= to OFF. Microsoft's EMM386.EXE for DOS 5+ when installed with the NOEMS option changes its driver name from EMMQXXX0 to EMMXXXX0 while Windows is active

See Also: AX=1606h - AX=1608h - AX=4B05h

Format of Windows Startup Information Structure: Offset Size Description (Table 02631) 00h 2 BYTEs major, minor version of info structure 02h DWORD pointer to next startup info structure or 0000h:0000h 06h DWORD pointer to ASCIZ name of virtual device file or 0000h:0000h 0Ah DWORD virtual device reference data (see #02633) (only used if above nonzero) 0Eh DWORD pointer to instance data records (see #02632) or 0000h:0000h ---structure version >= 4.0--- 12h DWORD pointer to optionally-instanced data records (see #02632) or 0000h:0000h

Format of one Instance Item in array: Offset Size Description (Table 02632) 00h DWORD address of instance data (end of array if 0000h:0000h) 04h WORD size of instance data

See Also: #02631

Format of Virtual Device Reference Data: Offset Size Description (Table 02633) 00h DWORD physical address of ??? or 00000000h 04h DWORD physical address of ??? table 08h DWORD "DEST_PAGE" address to which pages must be mapped 0Ch N DWORDs "SRC_PAGE" physical addresses of the pages 00000000h = end of table

Note: EMM386.EXE sets the first pointer to the start of the device driver chain, the second pointer to a field of 40h bytes followed by a 16-bit offset to the end of the SRC_PAGE table, and DEST_PAGE to the start segment of the UMB area

See Also: #02631

(Table 02634) Values Windows virtual mode enable/disable procedure is called with:. AX = 0000h disable V86 mode. AX = 0001h enable V86 mode. Interrupts disabled

Return:
CF set on error CF clear if successful interrupts disabled

See Also: #02631

Category: Windows - Int 2Fh - M

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