Emm386.exe No Longer Loads After Installing Window 98

ID: Q187694

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SYMPTOMS

After you install Windows 98, Emm386.exe no longer loads when you start your computer.


CAUSE

This behavior can occur if you load Emm386.exe with the /Highscan switch. The /Highscan switch interferes with hardware detection during Setup, so it is disabled by Windows 98 Setup.


RESOLUTION

To re-enable Emm386.exe, follow these steps:

  1. Using any text editor (such as Notepad), open the Config.sys file.


  2. Locate the line that loads Emm386.exe, and then remove the following text from the beginning of the line:

    rem -- by Windows 98 setup -


  3. Save and then close the Config.sys file.


  4. Restart the computer.


Additional query words: memory manager 


Keywords          : kbenv win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: February 5, 1999