Microsoft KB Archive/96958

= Err Msg: Microsoft Defrag Will Not Run in Multitasking... =

Article ID: 96958

Article Last Modified on 11/21/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * 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 Q96958



SYMPTOMS
If you have an environment variable called WINDIR set when you run Microsoft MS-DOS Defragmenter (Defrag), you receive the following error message even if you are not running Windows:

Microsoft Defrag will not run in multitasking environments



WORKAROUND
If you are not running Windows, you can work around this problem by removing the environment variable from memory. To do this, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER:

set windir=

Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 6.20

Keywords: KB96958

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