No Warning If Setup Fails to Modify Your SYSTEM.INI File (96627)
The information in this article applies to:
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
This article was previously published under Q96627
SYMPTOMS
When you run Setup with the /E parameter, if Setup cannot modify your
SYSTEM.INI file because it cannot find the [386Enh] section header, it
does not display any warning or error message.
If the SYSTEM.INI file is not updated with the line
DEVICE=C:\DOS\VFINTD.386, you receive the following error message when
you start Microsoft Backup for Windows:
Microsoft Backup is not properly installed on this system.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, open your SYSTEM.INI file and add the
following line to the [386Enh] section:
Microsoft Backup for Windows should function correctly after you
restart Windows.
| Modification Type: |
Major |
Last Reviewed: |
11/23/1999 |
| Keywords: |
KB96627 |
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