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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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