Starting MS-DOS from Office 95 Shortcut Bar May Fail
Article ID: 154696
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q154696
SYMPTOMS
When you start an MS-DOS prompt from the Microsoft Office shortcut bar, you
may receive the following error:
<Office Path>\Shortc~1\Office\MS-DOS~1.pif
Invalid program file name, please check your pif file
CAUSE
The Cmd line for the MS-DOS prompt properties incorrectly points to where
<Winnt> is the directory where your Windows NT files reside.
WORKAROUND
- Choose Properties on the MS-DOS icon on the Office shortcut bar.
- Click the Program tab.
- Change the Cmd line to Cmd.exe.
A Windows NT command window will now open when you click the MS-DOS button
on the Microsoft Office shortcut bar.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Office 95. We
are researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Additional query words: prodnt
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