Microsoft KB Archive/98582

= Changes Made to Windows .INI Files by MS-DOS 6 Applications =

Article ID: 98582

Article Last Modified on 11/22/1999

-

APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition

-



This article was previously published under Q98582



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
This article covers changes made to the following files by the MS-DOS 6.x Windows-based optional programs (Microsoft Backup for Windows, Microsoft Anti-Virus for Windows, and Microsoft Undelete for Windows):


 * SYSTEM.INI
 * WINFILE.INI
 * PROGMAN.INI



SYSTEM.INI
The following line is added to the [386Enh] section if you install the optional Windows-based programs: device=C:\DOS\VFINTD.386 MemMaker changes the SYSTEM.INI file only when certain options are selected prior to memory optimization. The Windows SYSTEM.INI file is only changed if you are running Windows 3.0. The following lists all possible changes to the Windows 3.0 SYSTEM.INI file: SYSTEMROMBREAKPOINT=FALSE EMMEXCLUDE=A000-FFFF EMMINCLUDE= DUALDISPLAY=TRUE                  if b000-b7ff is included NOEMMDRIVER=TRUE                  if NOEMS is specified If you use a permanent swap file, DoubleSpace changes the PermSwapDOSDrive setting in the SYSTEM.INI file if you compress a drive that contains your Windows installation.

WINFILE.INI
The following line is added to the [Settings] section if you install the optional Windows-based programs: UNDELETE.DLL=C:\DOS\MSTOOLS.DLL The following line is added to the [AddOns] section if you install the optional Windows-based programs: MS-DOS Tools Extensions=C:\DOS\MSTOOLS.DLL

PROGMAN.INI
In the [Groups] section, the following line is added if you install the optional Windows-based programs: Group=C:\DOS\WNTOOLS.GRP

Files Created
Microsoft Backup for Windows creates the following file in the Windows directory:

MWBACKUP.INI

Microsoft Anti-Virus for Windows creates the following file in the MS-DOS 6.0 directory:

MWAV.INI

Additional query words: 6.00 6.20

Keywords: KB98582

-

[mailto:TECHNET@MICROSOFT.COM Send feedback to Microsoft]

© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.