The Effect of Replacement Parameters in PATH Statement (61925)
The information in this article applies to:
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.1
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.2
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.21
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3a
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.0
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.01
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0a
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q61925
SYMPTOMS
You may receive the "Incorrect DOS Version" error if you execute an MS-DOS
command (MODE, for example) and your AUTOEXEC.BAT file has two PATH
statements similar to the following:
PATH=C:\DOS;
PATH=C:\P3;%PATH%
Recopying the MODE.COM file from your MS-DOS floppy disk to your DOS
subdirectory does not correct the error.
CAUSE
This problem occurs because MS-DOS is looking for the command in the wrong
directory.
RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, you need to rewrite your PATH statement.
Modification Type: |
Major |
Last Reviewed: |
5/12/2003 |
Keywords: |
KB61925 |
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