Problems After Installing Programs in MS-DOS Mode

Last reviewed: March 22, 1996
Article ID: Q148800

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

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 95.

CAUSE

Windows 95 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 95.

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.

KBCategory: kbsetup kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: win95 appscomp
Additional reference words: 95

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Last reviewed: March 22, 1996
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