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Cannot Run MS-DOS Application from Shortcut

Article ID: 165224

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q165224

SYMPTOMS

MS-DOS application shortcuts will not work if the policy "Run only allowed Windows applications" is enabled with that specific .exe targeted in that shortcut.

RESOLUTION

Create a batch file that contains the path to the MS-DOS executable application that you want to run.
Make sure that the MS-DOS application and the batch file are allowed to run through the policy.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: profile lock system security poledit spe

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