Microsoft KB Archive/188101

= Problems Using DevAddDev Command in an Msbatch.inf File =

Article ID: 188101

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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This article was previously published under Q188101



SYMPTOMS
When you try to use the DevAddDev command in an Msbatch.inf file to add device driver information to the Config.sys file, only the first twelve characters may be successfully written to the Config.sys file. Also, when you start your computer, you may receive the following error message:

The following file is missing or corrupted:

c:\windows\s

There is an error in your CONFIG.SYS file on line 2

NOTE: The name of the missing or damaged file and the line number may vary.



CAUSE
This problem can occur because the DevAddDev command tries to interpret only the name of the file in the MS-DOS 8.3 file naming convention form (for a total of twelve possible characters), but not the path for the file.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, manually edit the Config.sys file to enter the complete path for the device. To do so, use any text editor (such as Notepad) to add the appropriate path information to the appropriate line in the Config.sys file.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows 95 and Windows 98.

Additional query words: 98

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb kbsetup KB188101

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