Article ID: 73315
Article Last Modified on 5/12/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft MS-DOS 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft MS-DOS 4.01 Standard Edition
- Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0a
- 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
This article was previously published under Q73315
SYMPTOMS
User-written Microsoft Mouse menus that worked correctly under MS-DOS version 3.x may not work with later MS-DOS versions.
CAUSE
MenuMaker is not compatible with the extended key codes that can be loaded by ANSI.SYS.
WORKAROUND
To allow Microsoft Mouse menus software to function correctly under later MS-DOS versions, be sure to load ANSI.SYS with the /K switch.The /K switch forces ANSI.SYS to ignore extended keys.
REFERENCES
For more information on ANSI.SYS, see pages 593-599 of the version 5.0 "Microsoft MS-DOS User's Guide and Reference."
Additional query words: 6.22 4.00 4.01 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20 menu maker
Keywords: KB73315
