PRB: APPEND May Cause R6903 When Compiling with C/C++ 7.0
  
PSS ID Number: Q107435
Article last modified on 01-25-1995
 
7.00
 
MS-DOS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - The Microsoft C/C++ Compiler (CL.EXE), included with:
   Microsoft C/C++ compiler for MS-DOS, version 7.0
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SYMPTOMS
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Attempting to compile generates the following message:
 
   R6903: DOS Extender DPMI host does not have 32 Bit Interrupt
   Extensions
 
CAUSE
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The may be caused by interference from a terminate-and-stay-resident
(TSR) program such as the MS-DOS APPEND utility.
 
RESOLUTION
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Do not load APPEND. In most cases, APPEND is loaded in the AUTOEXEC.BAT
file, so you can simply remove it from that file.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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The above error message is most commonly generated erroneously, in low
memory situations. For further information, query in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base on:
 
   R6903
 
Additional Reference Words: 7.00
KBCategory: kbenv kbprb
KBSubCategory: CLIss
 
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