Changes Made by MS-DOS Setup to the SYSTEM.INI File (90565)



The information in this article applies to:
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22

This article was previously published under Q90565
When you install Microsoft MS-DOS 6 or later Upgrade, Setup adds one the following lines to the [386Enh] section of the SYSTEM.INI files if you install the Windows-based programs.
   ;======== MS-DOS 6 Setup Modification - Begin ========
   device=C:\DOS\VFINTD.386
   ;======== MS-DOS 6 Setup Modification - End ========

-or-

   ;======== MS-DOS 6.2 Setup Modification - Begin ========
   device=C:\DOS\VFINTD.386
   ;======== MS-DOS 6.2 Setup Modification - End ========

-or-

   ;======== MS-DOS 6.21 Setup Modification - Begin ========
   device=C:\DOS\VFINTD.386
   ;======== MS-DOS 6.21 Setup Modification - End ========
VFINTD.386 is a virtual device driver (VxD) that adds support to Windows to prevent conflicts between multiple virtual machines.

Modification Type: Major Last Reviewed: 11/21/1999
Keywords: KB90565