Intel EMM.SYS Dated June 1990 or Later with MS-DOS (78290)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
  • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0a
  • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
  • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
  • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
  • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q78290

SUMMARY

Intel recommends that the EMM.SYS driver for Above Board be dated later than June, 1990 when used to access expanded memory on 8088, 8086 or 80286 machines with MS-DOS 5.0 and later.

MORE INFORMATION

EMM.SYS is Intel's expanded memory manager for the Intel Above Board. The EMM.SYS version must be dated June, 1990 or later. Using versions earlier than June, 1990 with MS-DOS 5.0 and later may result in the inability to access expanded memory.

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EMM.SYS and Intel

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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/10/2003
Keywords:KB78290
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