MS-DOS Upgrade Setup Adds C: \DOS to Each PATH Statement (100854)
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 Q100854 SUMMARY
MS-DOS Upgrade Setup adds your MS-DOS directory (typically C:\DOS) to each
PATH statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. For example, if your MS-DOS
directory is C:\DOS and you have the following two path statements
PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\BATCH
PATH=%PATH%;C:\BIN
Setup adds C:\DOS; to both of them, resulting in the following:
PATH=C:\DOS;C:\WINDOWS;C:\BATCH
PATH=C:\DOS;%PATH%;C:\BIN
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.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/22/1999 |
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Keywords: | KB100854 |
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