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From: nyet@nntp-server.caltech.edu (n liu)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: Windows USELESS with MSDOS 5.0!!!
Keywords: Windows MSDOS 5.0
Message-ID: <1991Jun15.004037.16534@nntp-server.caltech.edu>
Date: 15 Jun 91 00:40:37 GMT
References: <1991Jun13.235553.24042@netcom.COM> <10702@suned1.Nswses.Navy.MIL>
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
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lev@slced1.nswses.navy.mil (Lloyd E Vancil) writes:

>In article <1991Jun13.235553.24042@netcom.COM> feustel@netcom.COM (David Feustel) writes:
>>Now that I've got your attention, the problem is that Windows cannot
>>find any of my non MS programs when I attempt to invoke them via the
>>program manager. I've spent some time trying to get hold of MS to ask
>>about this, but I can't get through and the $$$ are adding up.  All of
>>these programs start properly under PCDOS 3.3. Is it possible that MS
>>didn't test dos 5.0 with windows?!!!

Hrm. I've seen something similar happen on my friends 486 with dos4.01.
Essentially, we made sure the "Properties" pointed to the proper .pif,
.exe, or .com, and then double clicked on the icon. Bam. Can't find the
dos app error. He since fixed it, but i forgot how. The point being that
it was not dos5.0 and you should look to other solutions. Personally,
i've had NO problems with dos5.0 (beta) except for having to run setver
for random games.
.
nye