Article ID: 111965
Article Last Modified on 11/26/1999
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
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:
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:\<directory>\VFINTD.386
where <directory> 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
