The description below is from the book DOS the Easy Way by Everett Murdock Ph.D.
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Type: Internal (5.0 and later)
Syntax:
LOADFIX [d:][path]filename [parameters]
Purpose: Ensures that a program is loaded above the first 64K of
conventional memory, and runs the program (new with DOS Version 6).
Discussion
Tells DOS to load the specified program into the first 64K of
conventional
memory. If a Packed file corrupt message is displayed, use the LOADFIX
command
to ensure that the program you are trying to run is loaded above the
first 64K
of conventional memory.
Example
To load a program named LETTER1 (in the LETTERS directory on drive C)
enter:
loadfix c:\letter1
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