Cannot Find File _DEFAULT.BAT

Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q71880

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SYMPTOMS

When you execute _DEFAULT.PIF from File Manager, the following error message is displayed:

   Cannot find file, _default.bat

CAUSE

This is by design.

_DEFAULT.PIF should not be manually executed from anywhere inside Windows. The _DEFAULT.PIF file is used automatically for MS-DOS applications that do not have a PIF. If changes are made to _DEFAULT.PIF, they are used when MS-DOS applications without PIFs are started under Windows.

NOTE: The file referenced in the error message, _DEFAULT.BAT, does not really exist. It is a dummy variable used as a placeholder to allow _DEFAULT.PIF to be saved (see page 449 in the "Microsoft Windows User's Guide").

MORE INFORMATION

Please refer to page 448 of the "Microsoft Windows User's Guide" for more information on PIFs.

KBCategory: kbother
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3.00 win30 3.00a program information file

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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