Starting MS-DOS from Office 95 Shortcut Bar May Fail

ID: Q154696

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you start an MS-DOS prompt from the Microsoft Office shortcut bar, you may receive the following error:

<Office Path>\Shortc~1\Office\MS-DOS~1.pif Invalid program file name, please check your pif file


CAUSE

The Cmd line for the MS-DOS prompt properties incorrectly points to where <Winnt> is the directory where your Windows NT files reside.


WORKAROUND

  1. Choose Properties on the MS-DOS icon on the Office shortcut bar.


  2. Click the Program tab.


  3. Change the Cmd line to Cmd.exe.


A Windows NT command window will now open when you click the MS-DOS button on the Microsoft Office shortcut bar.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Office 95. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords : kbnetwork kbbug4.00 nt32ap NTSrvWkst
Version : 4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type :


Last Reviewed: February 26, 1999
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