Microsoft KB Archive/261526

= Changes Made in Msconfig.exe to Environment Variables Are Not Immediately Applied =

Article ID: 261526

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q261526



SYMPTOMS
After you make a change to any variables on the Environment tab in the System Configuration Utility (Msconfig.exe), the modifications are not immediately applied, and the changes are not visible in a MS-DOS virtual machine console session.



CAUSE
This issue occurs because changes to MS-DOS environment variables or any global environment variable, are not applied until you restart your computer.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, restart your computer after you change any variables.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: winmedos

Keywords: kbprb kbui KB261526

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