Setup Adds MS-DOS Directory to Every PATH Statement (96152)
The information in this article applies to:
• 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 Q96152
SUMMARY
MS-DOS Setup adds the MS-DOS directory to every PATH statement in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file. For example, if Setup finds the following lines in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file
path c:\dos;c:\windows
path %path%;c:\c700\bin
it adds "c:\dos" to the second line even though the MS-DOS directory
is already present in the first line. The lines appear as follows:
path c:\dos;c:\windows
path c:\dos;%path%;c:\c700;c:\bin
MORE INFORMATION
If your MS-DOS directory is in the path twice, some applications may
not behave as expected. For example, Windows Setup finds MS-DOS-based
applications twice when it searches your hard disk based on the path.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MS-DOS versions 6.0, 6.2,
and 6.21. We are researching this problem and will post new information
here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Modification Type: |
Major |
Last Reviewed: |
11/26/1999 |
Keywords: |
KB96152 |
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