Microsoft KB Archive/66294

EMM386.SYS and the Excel for Windows Working Model Setup PSS ID Number: Q66294 Article last modified on 02-26-1993 PSS database name: W_eXceL

2.10p

WINDOWS

Summary:

The Microsoft Excel for Windows Working Model Setup program will not operate properly if the Microsoft Windows version 3.00 expanded-memory emulation driver EMM386.SYS is installed.

Workaround
To allow Setup to work correctly, temporarily disable EMM386.SYS either by removing it from the CONFIG.SYS file or by adding the “Off” parameter to the CONFIG.SYS device line as illustrated below.

device=EMM386.SYS OFF

For more information regarding EMM386.SYS, see Page 594 of the “Microsoft Windows User’s Guide.”

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