Err Msg Running MSD: Error: You Have Attempted to Run... (99986)



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 Q99986

SYMPTOMS

If you run Microsoft Diagnostics (MSD.EXE) with Windows 3.0 in 386 enhanced mode, you receive the following message:

Error: You have attempted to run a protected-mode application in 386 enhanced mode. To run the application, exit and run Windows using either the WIN /S or the WIN /R command.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, create an icon for MSD with the following command line:

c:\dos\msd.exe /i

The /I switch bypasses the initial hardware (memory) detection.

Modification Type: Major Last Reviewed: 11/19/1999
Keywords: KB99986