Problems After Installing Programs in MS-DOS Mode

ID: Q148800

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

Some Windows-based programs also include an MS-DOS version of Setup. If you set up such a program in MS-DOS mode, the program may not work correctly in Windows.

CAUSE

Windows uses different Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files in MS-DOS mode. Changes made to these files during the program's installation are not made in the files used by Windows.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, run the Windows-based version of the program's Setup program. Or, restart the computer to a command prompt and run the program's MS-DOS-based Setup program again.


Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbsetup win95 appscomp win98 
Version           : 95
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: January 27, 1999