Microsoft KB Archive/229186

= Sound Blaster Live! Error Message After Installing Windows =

Article ID: 229186

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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This article was previously published under Q229186



SYMPTOMS
After you install Windows, you may receive the following error message:

Error: Memory Manager not detected.

SB Live! requires EMM386 or similar.

SB Live! driver NOT loading.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if the Emm386.exe file is not loaded during the startup process.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, make sure the Emm386.exe file is being loaded in the Config.sys file:  Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Notepad. On the File menu, click Open, type c:\config.sys in the File Name box, and then click Open. In the Config.sys file, note whether there is a line that contains Emm386.exe. If there is a line that contains the Emm386.exe text string, remove any characters in front of the "Device=" line, and then continue to step 5. For example, change the following line from

rem -- by Windows 98 setup - device=emm386.exe

to

device=emm386.exe

If the Config.sys file does not contain a line with the Emm386.exe text string, continue to the next step. Add the following lines to the Config.sys file

device= \himem.sys

device= \emm386.exe

where  is the path to the folder in which Windows is installed. On the File menu, click Exit, and then click Yes to save the changes. Restart the computer.</li></ol>

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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MORE INFORMATION
The Sound Blaster 16 Emulation driver requires a memory manager, such as Emm386.exe, to load correctly.

Additional query words: w98sehwtop w98hwtop sb16

Keywords: kb3rdparty kberrmsg kbprb KB229186

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