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Q96958: Err Msg: Microsoft Defrag Will Not Run in Multitasking…

Article: Q96958
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
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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