Microsoft KB Archive/217222

= Problems with Expanded Memory on Dell Inspiron 7000 Computers =

Article ID: 217222

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q217222



SYMPTOMS
When you try to start an MS-DOS-based program on your Dell Inspiron 7000-series computer, you may receive one of the following error messages:

 

Cannot Setup EMS Buffer

EMM386 Not Installed - Unable to set page frame base address





CAUSE
This issue can occur if your MS-DOS-based program requires Expanded Memory (EMS) page frames. EMS page frames require 64K of upper memory, however, Dell Inspiron 7000-series computers can only provide 54K of upper memory.



MORE INFORMATION
For information about EMS usage and management, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

95555 Overview of Memory-Management Functionality in MS-DOS

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