UMBFILES.COM and Windows Err Msg: Unsupported MS-DOS Version (84992)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows 3.11

This article was previously published under Q84992

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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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/10/2003
Keywords:KB84992