Microsoft KB Archive/100116

= MS-DOS Applications That Use MSDOSDATA Environment Variable =

Article ID: 100116

Article Last Modified on 11/26/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q100116



SUMMARY
The following MS-DOS programs use the MSDOSDATA environment variable to determine where to put their .INI files:

Microsoft Undelete

Microsoft Undelete for Windows

Microsoft Anti-Virus

Microsoft Backup

If the MSDOSDATA environment variable is not set, the .INI file is created in the same directory as the .EXE file.



Microsoft Backup for Windows
Microsoft Backup for Windows uses the WINDIR environment variable to determine where to place the MWBACKUP.INI file; however, all other files (DEFAULT.SET, catalog files, and so forth) go in the directory specified by MSDOSDATA, if that environment variable is set. If MSDOSDATA is not set, Microsoft Backup for Windows creates the MWBACKUP.INI file in the directory that contains the MWBACKUP.EXE file.

Once the location of the files (other than the MWBACKUP.INI file) has been determined, the drive and directory path is saved in the MWBACKUP.INI file. This path is used to find the files in the future.

Additional query words: 6.00 msav.exe mwav.exe mwbackup.exe 6.20 msbackup.exe "Cannot create the setup file" default.set

Keywords: KB100116

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