Microsoft KB Archive/111965

= MS-DOS 6 Upgrade Setup /M Erroneously Updates SYSTEM.INI =

Article ID: 111965

Article Last Modified on 11/26/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q111965



SYMPTOMS
After you perform a minimal installation of the MS-DOS 6 Upgrade (SETUP /M) on a system with Microsoft Windows 3.x or Windows for Workgroups 3.x, the following error message appears when you start Windows:

Cannot find a device that may be needed to run Windows in 386 enhanced mode.

You need to run the Setup program again.

c:\[directory]\vfintd.386

Press a key to continue..

At this point, the system stops responding (hangs).



CAUSE
If you use SETUP /M, the setup program incorrectly updates the [386Enh] section of the Windows SYSTEM.INI file by replacing the line DEVICE=*VFD with the following

DEVICE=C:\ \VFINTD.386

where contains the current MS-DOS 6.0 files.

Since the installation of Microsoft Backup for Windows is not included in a SETUP /M installation, the 386 enhanced mode virtual floppy device driver used by the utility (VFINTD.386) is not present in the MS-DOS 6.0 directory, causing Windows to generate the error message.



RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, expand the file VFINTD.38_ from Disk 3 (in the 5.25-inch disk set) or Disk 2 (in the 3.5-inch disk set) of the MS-DOS 6.0 Upgrade disks to the MS-DOS 6.0 directory as VFINTD.386, or edit the SYSTEM.INI file, remove the line

DEVICE=[drive:directory]\VFINTD.386

and replace it with

DEVICE=*VFD.

Additional query words: 6.00 3.10 3.11

Keywords: KB111965

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