Q105067: Undelete Forces Exclusive (Full-Screen) Mode Under Windows

Article: Q105067
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22; WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you run Microsoft Undelete (UNDELETE.EXE) in an MS-DOS session under
Microsoft Windows or Microsoft Windows for Workgroups, the MS-DOS Prompt display
changes from "windowed" to full screen.

Also, when Undelete is running, you cannot press ALT+TAB, CTRL+ESC, or ALT+ENTER
to switch tasks.

CAUSE
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Undelete goes into exclusive mode to prevent other applications from changing
the directory while Undelete has control. Without this precaution, it is
possible that another program could create or delete a file in the current
directory. Undelete could then be reading an invalid directory structure.


Additional query words: wfw wfwg 6.22 6.20 dos box

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Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWFWSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311 kbWFW310 kbWFW311 kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS500a
Version           : MS-DOS:5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22; WINDOWS:3.1,3.11

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