MASM 6.11a Patch Information and Installation

Last reviewed: February 16, 1996
Article ID: Q119012

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) for MS-DOS, version 6.11

The MASM version 6.11a patch is in a self-extracting .EXE file that provides the necessary files to update MASM from version 6.11 to version 6.11a. The files ML.EXE, ML.ERR, H2INC.EXE, H2INC.ERR, README.TXT, ERRMSG.TXT, and SUPPORT.TXT are affected by this update. See the file README.TXT contained in the self-extracting .EXE file for other information and installation instructions.

Download ML611A.EXE, a self-extracting file, from the Microsoft Software Library (MSL) on the following services:

Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)

      Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
      Download ML611A.EXE

Internet (anonymous FTP)

      ftp ftp.microsoft.com
      Change to the \softlib\mslfiles directory
      Get ML611A.EXE

MORE INFORMATION

The following text was taken from the README.TXT file provided with the MASM version 6.11a patch:

Patch Installation

Make backup copies of the files affected by the patch. These files are all in the MASM bin directory (for example, C:\MASM611\BIN). The following files will be affected:
```
       ML.EXE
       ML.ERR
       H2INC.EXE
       H2INC.ERR
```
Change to your MASM 6.11 root directory. For example:
```
       C:
       CD \MASM611
```
Copy the patch files to your MASM 6.11 root directory. The patch files include:
```
       PATCH.EXE
       PATCH.RTD
       PATCH.RTP
```
Run the patch program by typing the following:
```
       PATCH
```
The patch program indicates its actions as it runs. When the patch has been successfully completed, you can delete the patch files.
Copy H2INC.EXE and H2INC.ERR from the patch diskette to your \MASM611\BIN directory.
Copy the *.TXT files from the patch diskette to your \MASM611 directory.

Troubleshooting

If you have problems installing this patch:

Check to make sure that you have all three patch files, PATCH.EXE, PATCH.RTP, and PATCH.RTD.
Make sure you have the correct version of the files to be updated. This patch only patches files from MASM version 6.11.

Additional reference words: kbinf update fix 6.x
KBCategory: kbref
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Last reviewed: February 16, 1996
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