Article: Q82381
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0; WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 29-OCT-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
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SYMPTOMS
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If you load SMARTDrive (SMARTDRV.EXE) from within a shell program such as
Program Manager, SMARTDrive may not be able to detect the shell and you may be
unable to properly exit the shell program.
RESOLUTION
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You should not load SMARTDrive from within a shell program, such as Program
Manager. SMARTDRV.EXE has the ability to detect some shells, such as a Windows
MS-DOS virtual machine or the MS-DOS Shell, but there are many more that have
problems if SMARTDrive is loaded in them. Therefore, always load SMARTDrive
before running any shell programs.
MORE INFORMATION
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SMARTDrive (SMARTDRV.EXE) version 4.0 is included with Microsoft Windows version
3.1. SMARTDrive (SMARTDRV.EXE) version 4.1 is included with MS-DOS version 6.0.
KBCategory: kbother winenv
KBSubcategory: win31 winmem winshell
Additional query words: smart drive 3.10 3.1 6.00 3.11
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Keywords :
Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311 kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS600
Version : MS-DOS:6.0; WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
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