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Q62136: DOCERR: EXE2BIN.EXE Doesn’t Come w/ PC-DOS 3.3, 4.0, & 4.01

Article: Q62136
Product(s): Microsoft Macro Assembler
Version(s): 5.0,5.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 06-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM), versions 5.0, 5.1 
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SUMMARY
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Page 19 of the "Microsoft Macro Assembler 5.1 Programmer's Guide" incorrectly
states that "(EXE2BIN.EXE file) is not included in the Macro Assembler package,
but it does come with the MS-DOS and PC-DOS operating systems." The Macro
Assembler package comes with MS-DOS, but does not come with PC-DOS versions 3.3,
4.0, and 4.01.

  EXE2BIN comes with:    Works with:         Does not work with:
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  1. MS-DOS 3.30         MS-DOS 3.30         MS-DOS 4.00 & 4.01
                         PC-DOS 3.30         PC-DOS 4.00 & 4.01

  2. MS-DOS 4.40 & 4.41  MS-DOS 4.00 & 4.01  MS-DOS 3.30
                         PC-DOS 4.00 & 4.01  PC-DOS 3.30

     Note: You will get the message "Incorrect DOS version."

The EXE2BIN.EXE files that come with MS-DOS versions 4.0 and 4.01 are identical.
They have been tested by using the COMP command.

Additional query words: 5.00 5.10

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMASMsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMASM510 kbMASM500
Version           : :5.0,5.1

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