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Q92790: WFWG Err Msg: Add SystemROMBreakpoint=FALSE to SYSTEM.INI

Article: Q92790
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 15-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11 
- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you install Windows or Windows for Workgroups when the third-party memory
manager is not loaded, and then later you activate the memory manager, you may
receive an error message stating that the "SystemROMBreakpoint=FALSE" line must
be added to your SYSTEM.INI file.

You may also receive this error message if you do not indicate where the WINDOWS
directory is located when you install a third-party memory manager.

WORKAROUND
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To work around either of the above situations, add the
"SystemROMBreakpoint=FALSE" line to the [386enh] section of the SYSTEM.INI file.

MORE INFORMATION
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The "SystemROMBreakpoint=FALSE" line should be installed in the SYSTEM.INI file
by the Setup program for Windows for Workgroups or Windows when some third-party
memory managers (such as QEMM, 386MAX, and BlueMAX) are installed.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWFWSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311 kbWFW310 kbWFW311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11

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