Microsoft KB Archive/119012

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ID: Q119012

The information in this article applies to:
 * Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) for MS-DOS, version 6.11

SUMMARY
The MASM version 6.11a patch is in a self-extracting .EXE file that provides the necessary files to update MASM from version 6.11 to version 6.11a. The files ML.EXE, ML.ERR, H2INC.EXE, H2INC.ERR, README.TXT, ERRMSG.TXT, and SUPPORT.TXT are affected by this update. See the file README.TXT contained in the self-extracting .EXE file for other information and installation instructions.

MORE INFORMATION
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

~ ML611A.EXE For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: ARTICLE-ID: Q119591 TITLE    : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services The following text was taken from the README.TXT file provided with the MASM version 6.11a patch:

Patch Installation
1. Make backup copies of the files affected by the patch. These files

are all in the MASM bin directory (for example, C:\MASM611\BIN). The following files will be affected:

ML.EXE ML.ERR H2INC.EXE H2INC.ERR 2. Change to your MASM 6.11 root directory. For example: C:      CD \MASM611 3. Copy the patch files to your MASM 6.11 root directory. The patch files include:

PATCH.EXE PATCH.RTD PATCH.RTP 4. Run the patch program by typing the following: PATCH

The patch program indicates its actions as it runs. When the patch has been successfully completed, you can delete the patch files. 5. Copy H2INC.EXE and H2INC.ERR from the patch diskette to your \MASM611\BIN directory. 6. Copy the *.TXT files from the patch diskette to your \MASM611 directory.

Troubleshooting
If you have problems installing this patch:


 * Check to make sure that you have all three patch files, PATCH.EXE, PATCH.RTP, and PATCH.RTD.
 * Make sure you have the correct version of the files to be updated. This patch only patches files from MASM version 6.11.

Additional query words: kbinf update fix Keywords         : kbpatch Version          : 6.11a Platform         : MS-DOS
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