Microsoft KB Archive/83514

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Windows Err Msg: Inadequate DPMI Server

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Q83514

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11
 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11

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SYMPTOMS
You may receive the following error message after you upgrade your Microsoft Windows installation:

Inadequate DPMI server

CAUSE
This error can be caused by one of the following:


 * A failed upgrade attempt from Windows 3.0 to Windows version 3.1 or to Windows for Workgroups version 3.1 or 3.11, or a combination of Windows 3.0 and 3.1 files in the same directory.

This error message is displayed when KRNL386.EXE and WIN386.EXE are mismatched (one from Windows 3.0 and the other from Windows 3.1). This can happen if KRNL386.EXE is expanded into the Windows\SYSTEM directory during installation, but WIN386.EXE is not.
 * An incorrect memory configuration. An example of an incorrect memory configuration would be a machine that does not have the correct value specified for the RAM installed.
 * A third party 32-Bit Disk Access driver that conflicts with 32-Bit File Access. To work around this problem either disable 32-Bit Disk Access or 32-Bit File Access.

Additional query words: 3.1 3.10 3.11 invalid fastdisk vfat

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Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWFWSearch kbWin310 kbWin311 kbWFW310 kbWFW311