Microsoft KB Archive/261451

= Modified MS-DOS .exe File Properties Are Not Applied =

Article ID: 261451

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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This article was previously published under Q261451



SYMPTOMS
When you change the properties of an MS-DOS-based .exe file that has a file name with more than eight characters, and then run the file, the changes may not be applied properly.



CAUSE
When you change the properties of an MS-DOS-based .exe files with long file names (more than 8.3 characters), a .pif file with a shorter file name is created. This file is associated with the MS-DOS-based .exe file. When you run the original file, the .pif file settings are not read.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, run the .pif file associated with the MS-DOS-based .exe file, instead of the MS-DOS-based .exe file.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: winmedos

Keywords: kbprb KB261451

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