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CrossBrand - Windows95 Stuck in MSDOS Mode

Applicable to: United States

There have been a lot of machines that have been shutdown in MS DOS mode and con't get out. So far,
there are 3 things that will cause this error. Here they are with their solutions:

Dos=single in the config.sys in the root of the dirve
Remove this line from the config.sys and reboot. Then try typing exit or win /wx.

BootGUI=0 in the MSDOS.SYS file
Set this line to BootGUI=1 and reboot. Then try typing exit or win /wx.

shell=c:\windows\command\command.com line in the autoexec.bat
Remove this line from the autoexec.bat and reboot. Then try typing exit or win /wx.

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Windows 95

Date Created

30-01-97

Last Updated

24-06-98

Revision Date

22-06-99

Brand

Ambra, IBM Aptiva, IBM IntelliStation, IBM PC, IBM PowerPC, IBM ThinkPad

Product Family

Windows 95

Machine Type

Various

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