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Article ID: 197774 - Last Review: January 23, 2007 - Revision: 4.8
Err Msg: This Program Is Set to Run in MS-DOS Mode...
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SYMPTOMS
When you install or remove any of the programs listed at the beginning of
this article, you may receive the following error message:
This program is set to run in MS-DOS mode and cannot run while other programs are running. All other programs will close if you choose to continue. Do you want to continue?
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the installation program uses an MS-DOS
batch file to remove temporary files created during the installation or
removal of the program.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue:
- Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files
Or Folders.
- In the Named box, type *.pif, and
then click Find Now.
- Follow these steps for each file listed in the list of found files,
except for the Exit To Dos file.
- Right-click the file, and then click Properties.
- On the Program tab, click Advanced.
- Click to clear the MS-DOS Mode check box, click OK,
and then click OK again.
You MUST repeat these steps for EACH and EVERY file except for
the Exit To Dos file. - Close the Find: Files Named *.pif window.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
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- Microsoft Encarta 98 Research Organizer 1.0
- Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Encarta Reference Suite 99
- Microsoft Encarta Virtual Globe 99
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 95
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Standard Edition
- Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Vengeance
- Microsoft Midtown Madness
- Microsoft Midtown Madness 2
- Microsoft Money 99 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Motocross Madness
- Microsoft NBA Inside Drive 2000
- Microsoft Golf 2001
- Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99 Concise Edition
- Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99 Deluxe Edition
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