Article: Q96958
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
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Last Modified: 21-NOV-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22
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SYMPTOMS
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If you have an environment variable called WINDIR set when you run Microsoft
MS-DOS Defragmenter (Defrag), you receive the following error message even if
you are not running Windows:
Microsoft Defrag will not run in multitasking environments
WORKAROUND
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If you are not running Windows, you can work around this problem by removing the
environment variable from memory. To do this, type the following at the MS-DOS
command prompt and then press ENTER:
" set windir= " (without the quotation marks)
Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 6.20
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Keywords :
Technology : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
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