MSDOS.EXE Loads Full Screen Instead of as an Icon in Windows

Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q65074

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

When you specify the MSDOS.EXE file in the LOAD= line within the WIN.INI file, MS-DOS Executive loads full screen instead of as an icon. This contradicts information given in the WININI.TXT file stating that a Windows application loads as an icon if you specify its filename in the LOAD= line.

This is by design for the MSDOS.EXE file. The MS-DOS Executive was the original shell for Windows versions 2.x and was made to load full screen when you access Windows.

KBCategory: kbtool
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a docerr

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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