UMBFILES.COM and Windows Err Msg: Unsupported MS-DOS Version

ID: Q84992

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11

SYMPTOMS

When running Windows version 3.1 in 386 enhanced mode, you may receive the following error message:

Error: Unsupported MS-DOS Version.

You may also receive the following error message when installing Windows 3.1 using the SETUP /N option.

Incorrect ms-dos version

CAUSE

These error messages occur if the PC Magazine utility UMBFILES.COM is being loaded into memory. UMBFILES.COM is a PC Magazine utility dated 11/26/91. It allows you to load the MS-DOS file handles into the upper memory area (UMA). This utility is incompatible with Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1 in 386 enhance mode.

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Additional query words: err msg 3.10 3.11 3rdparty QEMM LoadHigh Files Novell LH

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Version : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Platform : WINDOWS
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