Microsoft KB Archive/278104

= &quot;This Program Cannot Be Run in DOS Mode&quot; Running Windows XP Setup =

Article ID: 278104

Article Last Modified on 1/15/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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This article was previously published under Q278104



SYMPTOMS
When you run Setup.exe in a real-mode command prompt, you may receive the following error message:

This program cannot be run in DOS Mode.



CAUSE
Setup.exe is not intended to be run from MS-DOS mode for Windows XP.



RESOLUTION
To run Setup from MS-DOS, you can run Winnt.exe from the I386 folder on the Windows XP CD-ROM. Type :\i386\winnt.exe, where   is your CD-ROM drive, to start Setup.

Keywords: kbenv kberrmsg kbprb kbsetup KB278104

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