Program Shell Has Problems After Loading SMARTDrive

ID: Q82381

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11
Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

If you load SMARTDrive (SMARTDRV.EXE) from within a shell program such as Program Manager, SMARTDrive may not be able to detect the shell and you may be unable to properly exit the shell program.

RESOLUTION

You should not load SMARTDrive from within a shell program, such as Program Manager. SMARTDRV.EXE has the ability to detect some shells, such as a Windows MS-DOS virtual machine or the MS-DOS Shell, but there are many more that have problems if SMARTDrive is loaded in them. Therefore, always load SMARTDrive before running any shell programs.

MORE INFORMATION

SMARTDrive (SMARTDRV.EXE) version 4.0 is included with Microsoft Windows version 3.1. SMARTDrive (SMARTDRV.EXE) version 4.1 is included with MS-DOS version 6.0.

KBCategory: kbother winenv
KBSubcategory: win31 winmem winshell

Additional query words: smart drive 3.10 3.1 6.00 3.11

Keywords :
Version : MS-DOS:6.0; WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Platform : MS-DOS WINDOWS
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