Compressed QBASIC.EXE Gives "Out of Memory" Error with Editor (85684)



The information in this article applies to:
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0a

This article was previously published under Q85684

SYMPTOMS

If you rename or copy the compressed QBASIC.EX_ file to QBASIC.EXE without using the MS-DOS 5.0 EXPAND utility, any attempt to start MS-DOS 5.0 Editor will give an "Out of memory" message.

MORE INFORMATION

Editor uses of the QBasic interpretive editor. When QBASIC.EXE is compressed or is corrupt, Editor will give an "Out of memory" error when loading.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, expand QBASIC.EX_ to QBASIC.EXE by typing the following from the MS-DOS directory

expand [drive:]qbasic.ex_ c:\dos\qbasic.exe

where [drive:] is the floppy drive location of the compressed file.

Modification Type: Major Last Reviewed: 9/30/2003
Keywords: KB85684