Microsoft KB Archive/142255

= How to Use Program Manager for the Windows Shell =

Article ID: 142255

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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This article was previously published under Q142255



SUMMARY
This article describes how to use Program Manager as the shell in Windows 95/98 and Windows Millennium Edition (Me).

NOTE: Microsoft does not recommend or support using Program Manager as the shell in Windows 95/98 or Windows Me.



MORE INFORMATION
To use Program Manager as the shell in Windows, follow these steps:

 Click the Start button, and then click Run. Type system.ini in the Open box, and then click OK. Locate the line that reads "shell=Explorer.exe," and then place a semicolon at the beginning of the line to disable the line.  Add the following line beneath the line you disabled in step 3:

shell=Progman.exe  Save and then close the System.ini file. Shut down and then restart Windows 95/98.</ol>

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