Windows Err Msg: Windows Directory Does Not Exist

ID: Q85592

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11

SYMPTOMS

If the path in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file does not contain the drive letter for the Windows directory, you may receive the following error message when installing a Windows-based application through Program Manager:

Windows Directory does not exist.

The following is an example of a path statement that does not specify a drive:


   path c:\dos;\windows;\excel;\access

MORE INFORMATION

If the path is set according to the example above, and you run the MS-DOS Prompt in Windows and type set at the MS-DOS command prompt, the environment variable will be the same syntax as found in the path. Therefore, the environment for Windows will be WINDIR=\WINDOWS, which does not specify the drive letter designation. If this is the case, then some Windows installation programs may fail to find the Windows directory. Adding the drive letter for Windows in the path should solve this problem.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.1 3.11

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Platform : WINDOWS
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