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22: 216: 165:, rather than handling the Int 21H services in real mode by MS-DOS. 32-bit disk access offers relatively less performance and is less likely to work on many computers than 32-bit file access. 32-bit file access does not need 32-bit disk access. 51: 257: 73: 121:, as suggested by Microsoft's advertisements for Windows for Workgroups 3.11 ("the 32-bit file system from our Chicago project"). 276: 191: 201: 281: 34: 157:
3.11. 32-bit file access provided a 32-bit code path for Windows to directly access the disk bus by intercepting the
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With the introduction of 32-bit file access and Long File Names in Windows 95, DOS was reduced to the role of a
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for Windows. However, it was still possible to boot Windows 95 into a pure real-mode DOS system mode.
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https://web.archive.org/web/20070324064925/http://pclt.cis.yale.edu/pclt/OPSYS/WFWG311.HTM
162: 90: 270: 215: 125: 179: 136: 118: 98: 149:. Although both technologies are similar, 32-bit disk access (also known as 114: 158: 102: 113:(Windows-native protected mode disk drivers). This feature was a 106: 139: 15: 231: 43:but its sources remain unclear because it lacks 105:and directly accessed the disk, either via the 251: 8: 258: 244: 74:Learn how and when to remove this message 161:Int 21H services while remaining in 386 192:MS Windows 32-Bit File Access Meta-FAQ 145:Also, it should not be confused with 7: 212: 210: 230:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 93:disk caching method introduced in 89:refers to the higher performance, 14: 214: 20: 1: 131:It was implemented using the 298: 209: 117:from the then-unreleased 101:(Smartdrv). It bypassed 29:This article includes a 277:Microsoft Windows stubs 197:32-bit file access FAQs 58:more precise citations. 155:Windows for Workgroups 95:Windows for Workgroups 97:3.11, which replaced 282:Windows architecture 175:32-bit disk access 147:32-bit disk access 111:32-bit disk access 87:32-bit file access 31:list of references 239: 238: 224:Microsoft Windows 84: 83: 76: 289: 260: 253: 246: 218: 211: 109:or (preferably) 79: 72: 68: 65: 59: 54:this article by 45:inline citations 24: 23: 16: 297: 296: 292: 291: 290: 288: 287: 286: 267: 266: 265: 264: 207: 188: 171: 80: 69: 63: 60: 49: 35:related reading 25: 21: 12: 11: 5: 295: 293: 285: 284: 279: 269: 268: 263: 262: 255: 248: 240: 237: 236: 219: 205: 204: 199: 194: 187: 186:External links 184: 183: 182: 177: 170: 167: 163:protected mode 135:, VCACHE, and 91:protected mode 82: 81: 39:external links 28: 26: 19: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 294: 283: 280: 278: 275: 274: 272: 261: 256: 254: 249: 247: 242: 241: 235: 233: 229: 226:article is a 225: 220: 217: 213: 208: 203: 200: 198: 195: 193: 190: 189: 185: 181: 178: 176: 173: 172: 168: 166: 164: 160: 156: 152: 148: 143: 141: 138: 134: 129: 127: 122: 120: 116: 112: 108: 104: 100: 96: 92: 88: 78: 75: 67: 57: 53: 47: 46: 40: 36: 32: 27: 18: 17: 232:expanding it 221: 206: 153:) pre-dates 150: 144: 130: 123: 86: 85: 70: 61: 50:Please help 42: 126:boot loader 56:introducing 271:Categories 180:IFSHLP.SYS 119:Windows 95 99:SmartDrive 64:March 2010 142:drivers. 169:See also 151:FastDisk 115:backport 52:improve 159:MS-DOS 137:IFSMgr 103:MS-DOS 222:This 37:, or 228:stub 133:VFAT 107:BIOS 140:VxD 273:: 41:, 33:, 259:e 252:t 245:v 234:. 77:) 71:( 66:) 62:( 48:.

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introducing
Learn how and when to remove this message
protected mode
Windows for Workgroups
SmartDrive
MS-DOS
BIOS
32-bit disk access
backport
Windows 95
boot loader
VFAT
IFSMgr
VxD
32-bit disk access
Windows for Workgroups
MS-DOS
protected mode
32-bit disk access
IFSHLP.SYS
MS Windows 32-Bit File Access Meta-FAQ
32-bit file access FAQs
https://web.archive.org/web/20070324064925/http://pclt.cis.yale.edu/pclt/OPSYS/WFWG311.HTM
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