INT 2F - MS Windows - WINDOWS ENHANCED MODE INSTALLATION CHECK AX = 1600h Return: AL = status 00h neither Windows 3.x enhanced mode nor Windows/386 2.x running 01h Windows/386 2.x running 80h XMSsee Extended Memory Specification version 1 driver installed (neither Windows 3.x enhanced mode nor Windows/386 2.x running) (obsolete--see note) FFh Windows/386 2.x running AL = anything else AL = Windows major version number >= 3 AH = Windows minor version number Notes: INT 2F/AH=16h comprises an API(Application Program[ming] Interface) The defined set of calls which a program may make to interact with or request services of the operating system or environment under which it is running. Because the inputs and outputs of the calls are well-defined, a program using the API can continue using the identical calls even if the internal organization of the program providing the API changes. for non-Windows programs (DOS device drivers, TSRs, and applications) to cooperate with multitasking Windows/386 2.x and Windows 3.x and higher enhanced mode. certain calls are also supported in the Microsoft 80286 DOS extender in Windows standard mode this function served as the installation check and AX=1610h served to get the driver entry point for XMSsee Extended Memory Specification version 1, which is now obsolete. Use AX=4300h and AX=4310h instead Windows95 reports version 4.00, Windows95B reports version 4.03 SeeAlso: AX=160Ah,AX=1610h,AX=4300h,AX=4680h Index: installation check;XMSsee Extended Memory Specification version 1