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Q105182: Undelete May Not Correctly Update AUTOEXEC.BAT & UNDELETE.INI

Article: Q105182
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 22-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you select the Delete Sentry level of protection in Microsoft Undelete for
Windows, the AUTOEXEC.BAT file may not be correctly updated.

CAUSE
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This problem occurs when the UNDELETE.INI file indicates that Delete Sentry is
already enabled.

Also, if you select the Standard level, Microsoft Undelete for Windows does not
remove the UNDELETE /LOAD command from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, manually edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file with a text
editor such as MS-DOS Editor and either add or remove the UNDELETE /LOAD or
UNDELETE /S commands.

For more information on configuring Undelete, query on the following words in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  ms-dos and undelete.ini

Additional query words: 6.22 6.20

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620
Version           : MS-DOS:6.2,6.21,6.22

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