bda

How do I reserve low memory (pre OS)?

Background: I need to reserve an amount of memory below 0xA0000 prior to my operating system starts. To do this I change the 0040:0013 (or 0x413) word which is the amount of low memory available in KiB. However, Windows and other operating systems use E820h/INT15h to query the memory layout and some BIOS:es doesn't reflect 0x413 changes...

BDA Mpeg2 Transport Information Filter / directShow

I am looking for the latest Direct-Show BDA redistributable for Windows 7, Windows Vista and XP? I am having problem (it crash sometimes) with this “psisdecd.dll, v 6.6.6001.18000” and the one that come with windows 7 (v 6.6.7600.16485) doesn’t have the problem. ...