Err Msg: Setup Cannot Run from MS-DOS Mode with a Private Configuration...

ID: Q208909

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SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to run Windows 98 Setup from MS-DOS mode, you may receive the following error message:

Setup cannot run from MS-DOS mode with a private configuration. Either run Setup from Windows or shut down Windows and run Setup from MS-DOS.


CAUSE

This behavior can occur if you specify a custom configuration in the "Exit to Dos.pif" file.


RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, follow these steps:

  1. At the command prompt, type exit, and then press ENTER.


  2. Click Start, point to Find, and then click "Files or folders."


  3. In the Named box, type exitto~1.pif, and then click Find Now.


  4. In the list of found files, right-click the "Exit to Dos.pif" file, and then click Delete.


  5. Quit the Find tool.


  6. Click Start, click Shut Down, click "Restart in MS-DOS mode", click OK, and then attempt to run Windows 98 Setup again.



MORE INFORMATION

The "Exit to Dos.pif" file is rebuilt every time you restart your computer in MS-DOS mode. If the "Exit to Dos.pif" file is damaged, Windows is unable to rebuild it.

Additional query words: 


Keywords          : kberrmsg kbsetup 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: January 13, 1999