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Q95560: MemMaker Converts Some Variables to Drive Letters

Article: Q95560
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): 6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 13-NOV-2000

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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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When you set an environment variable in the Autoexec.bat file and then use it to
run a program, MemMaker converts the environment variable to its true name.

For example, if your Autoexec.bat file contains these lines before you run
MemMaker:

  set xdrive=d
  %xdrive%:\dos\doskey

they are converted to:

  set xdrive=d
  lh /l:xxxx  d:\dos\doskey

WORKAROUND
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To work around this issue, either do not set environment variables to drive
letters or directories, or modify your Config.sys and Autoexec.bat files after
you run MemMaker.

Additional query words: 6.22 6.0 6.20

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version           : :6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22

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