MS-DOS Programs That Try to Restart the Computer May Fail

Last reviewed: August 21, 1995
Article ID: Q132794

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you install an MS-DOS-based program that attempts to restart the computer, the MS-DOS-based program may simply disappear from the system.

CAUSE

Most MS-DOS-based programs are unaware of multitasking, and allowing those programs to restart the computer may result in the loss of data. To protect system data integrity, Windows 95 intercepts the most common ways that MS- DOS-based programs attempt to restart the computer and silently terminates those programs.

RESOLUTION

Instead of allowing the MS-DOS-based program to restart the computer, perform a restart in the standard manner by clicking the Start button, clicking Shut Down, and selecting the Restart The Computer option.

KBCategory: kbenv
KBSubcategory: posfest win95
Additional reference words: reboot int 19h qemm install setup

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Last reviewed: August 21, 1995
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