Microsoft KB Archive/108752

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VSafe Message: You Must Load VSafe Before Starting Windows

Article ID: 108752

Article Last Modified on 11/22/1999



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 3.1 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 3.11 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11



This article was previously published under Q108752

SYMPTOMS

When you start Windows or Windows for Workgroups, you may receive the following error message:

You must load VSafe before starting Windows

CAUSE

You receive this message if the VSAFE command has been removed from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file and you are loading MWAVTSR.EXE in either the Startup group or the Load= line of the WIN.INI file.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, either add the VSAFE command to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, or remove MWAVTSR.EXE from the Startup group and the WIN.INI Load= line.


Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 6.20 c:\dos\vsafe

Keywords: KB108752