Microsoft KB Archive/248802

= You receive the "Out of environment space" error message when you execute the Vcvars32.bat batch file =

Article ID: 248802

Article Last Modified on 10/3/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q248802



SYMPTOMS
Executing the Vcvars32.bat batch file from the MS-DOS prompt on Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Millennium Edition (Me) systems generates the following messages:

Setting environment for using Microsoft Visual C++ tools.

Out of environment space

Out of environment space

Out of environment space



CAUSE
The error can occur when you do not have enough memory in the MS-DOS environment to set an environment variable.



RESOLUTION
For more information about increasing the environment memory for MS-DOS programs, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

230205 Out of environment space error message in MS-DOS programs



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
Vcvars32.bat is a batch file containing statements that set the environment variables necessary to run Visual C++ tools such as Cl.exe from the MS-DOS prompt. It is created during the Visual C++ setup.

Use the following steps to run this batch file for every MS-DOS session:
 * 1) Locate the Command.com program in WINDOWS directory using Windows Explorer.
 * 2) Right-click the program and select Properties.
 * 3) Select the Program tab in the Properties window
 * 4) Type the full path to the Vcvar32.bat file in the "Batch file" edit window.

