Microsoft KB Archive/90565

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Changes Made by MS-DOS Setup to the SYSTEM.INI File

Article ID: 90565

Article Last Modified on 11/21/1999



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



This article was previously published under Q90565

When you install Microsoft MS-DOS 6 or later Upgrade, Setup adds one the following lines to the [386Enh] section of the SYSTEM.INI files if you install the Windows-based programs.

   ;======== MS-DOS 6 Setup Modification - Begin ========
   device=C:\DOS\VFINTD.386
   ;======== MS-DOS 6 Setup Modification - End ========
        

-or-


   ;======== MS-DOS 6.2 Setup Modification - Begin ========
   device=C:\DOS\VFINTD.386
   ;======== MS-DOS 6.2 Setup Modification - End ========
        

-or-


   ;======== MS-DOS 6.21 Setup Modification - Begin ========
   device=C:\DOS\VFINTD.386
   ;======== MS-DOS 6.21 Setup Modification - End ========
        

VFINTD.386 is a virtual device driver (VxD) that adds support to Windows to prevent conflicts between multiple virtual machines.


Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 6.20

Keywords: KB90565