Microsoft KB Archive/82381

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Program Shell Has Problems After Loading SMARTDrive

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Q82381

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11
 * Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0

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SYMPTOMS
If you load SMARTDrive (SMARTDRV.EXE) from within a shell program such as Program Manager, SMARTDrive may not be able to detect the shell and you may be unable to properly exit the shell program.

RESOLUTION
You should not load SMARTDrive from within a shell program, such as Program Manager. SMARTDRV.EXE has the ability to detect some shells, such as a Windows MS-DOS virtual machine or the MS-DOS Shell, but there are many more that have problems if SMARTDrive is loaded in them. Therefore, always load SMARTDrive before running any shell programs.

MORE INFORMATION
SMARTDrive (SMARTDRV.EXE) version 4.0 is included with Microsoft Windows version 3.1. SMARTDrive (SMARTDRV.EXE) version 4.1 is included with MS-DOS version 6.0.

KBCategory: kbother winenv

KBSubcategory: win31 winmem winshell

Additional query words: smart drive 3.10 3.1 6.00 3.11

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Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311 kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS600