How Setup, MemMaker, and DoubleSpace Find Windows (96128)


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 6.22
This article was previously published under Q96128
This information applies to both Microsoft DoubleSpace and Microsoft DriveSpace. For MS-DOS 6.22, use DRVSPACE in place of DBLSPACE for commands and filenames.

SUMMARY

Setup, MemMaker, and DoubleSpace need to locate the Windows directory on your hard disk (if you have one).

MORE INFORMATION

To find the Windows directory, Setup looks for the following three files:

WIN.COM
PROGMAN.INI
SYSTEM.INI

When you run SETUP /E to install the optional utilities, Setup checks to make sure your DOS directory is in the path and looks for one of the following files in that directory: DISKCOPY.COM, FORMAT.COM, or SYS.COM.

MemMaker looks for the WINVER.EXE file.

DoubleSpace looks for the following three files:

WINVER.EXE
SYSTEM.INI
WINFILE.INI

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/21/1999
Keywords:KB96128
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