PATCH: Ml612.exe MASM 6.12 Patch Available

ID: Q173168

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Macro Assembler for Windows NT, versions 6.11, 6.11a, 6.11d

SUMMARY

Ml612.exe contains the files you need to update Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) from versions 6.11, 6.11a, and 6.11d to version 6.12. To use this update, you must have MASM versions 6.11, 6.11a, or 6.11d currently installed. One or more of the following files are affected by this update depending on the version installed: Ml.exe, Ml.err, H2inc.exe, H2inc.err, Readme.txt, Errmsg.txt, or Support.txt. See the Readme.txt contained in this update for additional information and installation instructions.

MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

 ~ Ml612.exe (size: 686457 bytes)

For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Due to changes in the MS-DOS extender used in earlier versions of MASM, MASM 6.12 does not run on Windows 3.1x or MS-DOS. Either Windows NT or Windows 95 is required to run MASM 6.12. If you are working in DOS or Windows 3.1x, you need to continue using version 6.11d. For more information about upgrading to 6.11d, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID:  Q138983
   TITLE     :  PATCH: MASM 6.11d Patch Available

Note that you can use MASM 6.12 to develop applications that run under MS- DOS or Windows 3.1x.

The files provided in Ml612.exe do not patch MASM version 6.11c, which was only made available in the Windows NT version 3.5 DDK and Windows 95 DDK in the form of the files Ml.exe and Ml.err. You must replace these two files with their 6.11 or 6.11d counterparts prior to installing the 6.12 patch. The versions of Ml.exe and Ml.err from MASM version 6.11d can also be found in the Windows NT version 3.51 DDK. You can reinstall the Ml.exe and Ml.err files for MASM version 6.11 from the original diskettes. To do this, select "Copy a file from the distribution disks" from the Setup's Main Menu and specify Ml.exe and Ml.err.

If you need to order MASM 6.11, the part number is 016-051V611.

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Last Reviewed: August 26, 1998