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This problem occurs when you have existing problems in your upper memory area (UMA) that are now uncovered in the boot process due to changes in EMM386.EXE versions 4.48 and 4.49.<br /> | This problem occurs when you have existing problems in your upper memory area (UMA) that are now uncovered in the boot process due to changes in EMM386.EXE versions 4.48 and 4.49.<br /> | ||
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The problem occurs during the boot process because EMM386.EXE now fills the upper memory blocks (UMBs) it believes are free with zeros (often called | The problem occurs during the boot process because EMM386.EXE now fills the upper memory blocks (UMBs) it believes are free with zeros (often called "zeroing out") to better determine whether something is already there. In the past, when EMM386.EXE created a UMB, it would place a copy of whatever used to be in that memory region in the UMB. Therefore, if you have a memory conflict, you don't notice it until something is actually loaded into that UMB and overwrites the ROM code. EMM386.EXE 4.48 and 4.49 fills the apparently free UMBs with zeros rather than copying the ROM code into the UMB. Using this design, the upper memory conflict is likely to be noticed right away. | ||
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# If your system hangs, reboot your computer and press the F5 key when the | # If your system hangs, reboot your computer and press the F5 key when the "Starting MS-DOS..." prompt is displayed. | ||
# Use MS-DOS Editor to edit your CONFIG.SYS file. | # Use MS-DOS Editor to edit your CONFIG.SYS file. | ||
# Delete or remark out the DEVICE command for EMM386.EXE. | # Delete or remark out the DEVICE command for EMM386.EXE. | ||
Latest revision as of 09:53, 20 July 2020
Article ID: 105789
Article Last Modified on 11/22/1999
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
- Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition
- Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q105789
SYMPTOMS
After you upgrade to MS-DOS 6.2x, your system may stop responding (hang) or encounter other problems related to memory management or memory conflicts.
CAUSE
This problem occurs when you have existing problems in your upper memory area (UMA) that are now uncovered in the boot process due to changes in EMM386.EXE versions 4.48 and 4.49.
The problem occurs during the boot process because EMM386.EXE now fills the upper memory blocks (UMBs) it believes are free with zeros (often called "zeroing out") to better determine whether something is already there. In the past, when EMM386.EXE created a UMB, it would place a copy of whatever used to be in that memory region in the UMB. Therefore, if you have a memory conflict, you don't notice it until something is actually loaded into that UMB and overwrites the ROM code. EMM386.EXE 4.48 and 4.49 fills the apparently free UMBs with zeros rather than copying the ROM code into the UMB. Using this design, the upper memory conflict is likely to be noticed right away.
RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, do the following:
- If your system hangs, reboot your computer and press the F5 key when the "Starting MS-DOS..." prompt is displayed.
- Use MS-DOS Editor to edit your CONFIG.SYS file.
- Delete or remark out the DEVICE command for EMM386.EXE.
- Save the CONFIG.SYS file and exit MS-DOS Editor.
- Reboot your computer to ensure you are using a stable memory configuration.
- Run MemMaker.
Additional query words: 6.20 6.21 6.22 restart startup
Keywords: KB105789
