Microsoft KB Archive/82433

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Meaning of the [compatibility] Section in SETUP.INF

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Q82433

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11

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SUMMARY
Microsoft Windows has a SETUP.INF file that it uses as a script during the setup procedure. There is a [compatibility] section in the SETUP.INF file that the Setup program compares with the CONFIG.SYS file to see if any entries in the CONFIG.SYS file contain a driver that is on the list in the [compatibility] section. If so, Setup deletes the entry in the CONFIG.SYS file without warning the user. Setup does not attempt to unload the driver from memory. Consequently, you should restart your computer after running Setup.

MORE INFORMATION
The [compatibility] list is similar to the following:

  icache.sys ibmcache.sys cache.sys cache.exe mcache.sys fast512.sys Additional query words: 3.10 3.11

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Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbWin310 kbWin311