Microsoft KB Archive/76801

= SideKick Versions Earlier than 2.0 Conflict with MS-DOS 5/6 =

Article ID: 76801

Article Last Modified on 5/12/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0a
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q76801



SUMMARY
SideKick versions earlier than 2.0 may conflict with Microsoft MS-DOS version 5.0 or later. The machine may lock up when invoking SideKick or when running programs such as MS-DOS Shell, MS-DOS Editor, or QBasic. SideKick version 2.0 may solve this problem. It is also recommended that you use the LOADFIX command with SideKick 2.0.



MORE INFORMATION
Conflicts with MS-DOS 5.0 and later arise because SideKick versions earlier than 2.0 use file control blocks (FCBs) instead of file handles, which under MS-DOS version 5.0 and later are handled differently. SideKick 2.0 uses file handles, which eliminates this problem. Other conflicts may occur because the memory resident portion of SideKick conflicts with programs such as Shell, Editor, and QBasic. Shell is most likely to experience problems with earlier versions of SideKick because it is also a terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) program.

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Additional query words: 6.22 5.00 5.00a 6.00 3rdparty 6.20

Keywords: KB76801

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