Loss of Environment Space in Windows 3.1 with Norton Desktop

Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q85554

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SYMPTOMS

If you are using Norton Desktop 2.0, you may lose MS-DOS environment space when running MS-DOS Prompt in Microsoft Windows 3.1 in 386 enhance mode.

Low environment space can cause various problems when you run MS-DOS-based applications or use MS-DOS utilities (for example, you may have problems copying files).

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, comment out the following device driver in the [386Enh] section of the SYSTEM.INI file by placing a semicolon in front of the line "device=vfintd.386," as follows:

   ;device=vfintd.386

For additional information, please contact Symantec.

The Desktop product included here is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

KBCategory: kb3rdparty kbenv
KBSubcategory: win31
Additional reference words: ndw 3.10 3.1 3.11 vm virtual machine dos box

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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