Microsoft KB Archive/301183

= The NTVDM CommsAutoClose Setting Does Not Work in Windows 2000 =

Article ID: 301183

Article Last Modified on 2/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q301183



SYMPTOMS
The Windows NT Virtual DOS Machine (NTVDM) CommsAutoClose setting does not work in Windows 2000.



CAUSE
Code to handle the CommsAutoClose registry entry was not included in Windows 2000.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date         Time   Version      Size     File name ---  13-Aug-2001  11:01  5.0.2195.41  396,048  Ntvdm.exe



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Additional query words: kbAppCompatability kbAppCompatibility

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp3fix kbappcompatibility kbqfe kbwin2000sp3fix kbhotfixserver KB301183

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