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:

DEVICE=C:\DOS\VFINTD.386

Microsoft Backup for Windows should function correctly after you restart Windows.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/23/1999
Keywords:KB96627
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