Q108752: VSafe Message: You Must Load VSafe Before Starting Windows

Article: Q108752
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22; WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
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Last Modified: 22-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 
- 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 start Windows or Windows for Workgroups, you may receive the following
error message:

  You must load VSafe before starting Windows

CAUSE
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You receive this message if the VSAFE command has been removed from the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file and you are loading MWAVTSR.EXE in either the Startup group or
the Load= line of the WIN.INI file.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, either add the VSAFE command to the AUTOEXEC.BAT
file, or remove MWAVTSR.EXE from the Startup group and the WIN.INI Load= line.

Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 6.20 c:\dos\vsafe

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

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