Program Shell Has Problems After Loading SMARTDrive (82381)
The information in this article applies to:
• Microsoft Windows 3.1
• Microsoft Windows 3.11
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
This article was previously published under Q82381
SYMPTOMS
If you load SMARTDrive (SMARTDRV.EXE) from within a shell program such as
Program Manager, SMARTDrive may not be able to detect the shell and you may
be unable to properly exit the shell program.
RESOLUTION
You should not load SMARTDrive from within a shell program, such as
Program Manager. SMARTDRV.EXE has the ability to detect some shells,
such as a Windows MS-DOS virtual machine or the MS-DOS Shell, but
there are many more that have problems if SMARTDrive is loaded in
them. Therefore, always load SMARTDrive before running any shell
programs.
MORE INFORMATION
SMARTDrive (SMARTDRV.EXE) version 4.0 is included with Microsoft
Windows version 3.1. SMARTDrive (SMARTDRV.EXE) version 4.1 is included
with MS-DOS version 6.0.
KBCategory: kbother winenv
KBSubcategory: win31 winmem winshell
Modification Type: |
Major |
Last Reviewed: |
11/17/2003 |
Keywords: |
KB82381 |
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