WFWG Err Msg: Couldn't Locate Windows Installation

ID: Q121423

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When you run the IPCONFIG command at an MS-DOS command prompt from within the Windows directory, the following error message is displayed:

Error: couldn't locate Windows installation

This error message occurs when the Windows directory is not in the path.

Edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file and add the Windows directory to the path. For example, at the MS-DOS command prompt type

edit c:\autoexec.bat

press ENTER, and then change


path c:\dos;c:\

to:


path c:\dos;c:\;c:\windows

Save the file, exit MS-DOS Editor, and restart the system.

Additional query words: 3.11 tcpip err msg

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Version : WINDOWS:3.11
Platform : WINDOWS
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