MSAV Err Msg Under Windows 3.0 Real Mode: MWAVABSI.DLL Error (97606)



The information in this article applies to:
    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
    Microsoft Windows 3.0
    Microsoft Windows 3.0a
    Microsoft Windows 3.1
    Microsoft Windows 3.11

This article was previously published under Q97606

SYMPTOMS

When you start Microsoft Anti-Virus for Windows under Microsoft Windows version 3.0 or 3.0a in real mode, you may receive one or both of the following error messages (depending on your system configuration):

MWAVABSI.DLL Error - Application failed to initialize the library.
-or-

MWAVABSI.DLL Error
Insufficient extended (Windows) memory. Needed: 320000 byte(s).
NOTE: This also happens with Windows 3.1 in standard or enhanced mode under very low memory situations (less than 500 kilobytes free).

CAUSE

These messages occur because Microsoft Anti-Virus for Windows requires expanded memory, which Microsoft Windows does not provide in real or standard modes.

Modification Type: Major Last Reviewed: 11/21/1999
Keywords: KB97606