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Doug Hoeffel
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      26th Jun 2003
MS:

When I perform right-click then Properties on the file
\Windows\System32\command.com, I get a dialog complaining about a missing
inf file apps.inf. This file is in the XPe SP1 repository, but not owned by
any component atleast that I could tell.

I can manually copy this file to \Windows\inf and the dialog no longer
appears.

Should this be part of the "DOS Windows on Windows Support" component?

.... Doug


 
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Andy Allred [MS]
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      26th Jun 2003
Orphaned files are being addressed in a rollup qfe this summer. Thanks for
your patience, in the meantime, you can manually add the file. Sorry for the
inconvenience, I'll check on a bug for apps.inf.

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"Doug Hoeffel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:uPkSdX%(E-Mail Removed)...
> MS:
>
> When I perform right-click then Properties on the file
> \Windows\System32\command.com, I get a dialog complaining about a missing
> inf file apps.inf. This file is in the XPe SP1 repository, but not owned

by
> any component atleast that I could tell.
>
> I can manually copy this file to \Windows\inf and the dialog no longer
> appears.
>
> Should this be part of the "DOS Windows on Windows Support" component?
>
> ... Doug
>
>



 
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Doug Hoeffel
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      26th Jun 2003
Thanks for the update!!

"Andy Allred [MS]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ew18eo#(E-Mail Removed)...
> Orphaned files are being addressed in a rollup qfe this summer. Thanks for
> your patience, in the meantime, you can manually add the file. Sorry for

the
> inconvenience, I'll check on a bug for apps.inf.
>
> --
> Andy
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> =====================================================
>
> "Doug Hoeffel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:uPkSdX%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > MS:
> >
> > When I perform right-click then Properties on the file
> > \Windows\System32\command.com, I get a dialog complaining about a

missing
> > inf file apps.inf. This file is in the XPe SP1 repository, but not

owned
> by
> > any component atleast that I could tell.
> >
> > I can manually copy this file to \Windows\inf and the dialog no longer
> > appears.
> >
> > Should this be part of the "DOS Windows on Windows Support" component?
> >
> > ... Doug
> >
> >

>
>



 
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Andy Allred [MS]
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      26th Jun 2003
Also forgot to mention that apps.inf was relnoted for SP1:

================
"Creating desktop shortcuts to MS-DOS programs is not supported. To resolve
this issue, add Apps.inf, which is located in the repository to the
Windows/inf folder, to your image. This will allow you to create shortcuts
to MS-DOS programs. Shortcuts to MS-DOS programs will then have a generic
icon instead of the MS-DOS icon."
================

Andy
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"Doug Hoeffel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:uwb$f6#(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for the update!!
>
> "Andy Allred [MS]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:ew18eo#(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Orphaned files are being addressed in a rollup qfe this summer. Thanks

for
> > your patience, in the meantime, you can manually add the file. Sorry for

> the
> > inconvenience, I'll check on a bug for apps.inf.
> >
> > --
> > Andy
> >
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > rights.
> > =====================================================
> >
> > "Doug Hoeffel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:uPkSdX%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > MS:
> > >
> > > When I perform right-click then Properties on the file
> > > \Windows\System32\command.com, I get a dialog complaining about a

> missing
> > > inf file apps.inf. This file is in the XPe SP1 repository, but not

> owned
> > by
> > > any component atleast that I could tell.
> > >
> > > I can manually copy this file to \Windows\inf and the dialog no longer
> > > appears.
> > >
> > > Should this be part of the "DOS Windows on Windows Support" component?
> > >
> > > ... Doug
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>



 
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Doug Hoeffel
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      26th Jun 2003
That's what I get for not checking the release notes. Actually, I wasn't
trying to create a DOS shortcut on my desktop. I was having trouble related
to KB article 314452 and it mentioned to check the file command.com.

....Doug
"Andy Allred [MS]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:u5DaXj$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Also forgot to mention that apps.inf was relnoted for SP1:
>
> ================
> "Creating desktop shortcuts to MS-DOS programs is not supported. To

resolve
> this issue, add Apps.inf, which is located in the repository to the
> Windows/inf folder, to your image. This will allow you to create shortcuts
> to MS-DOS programs. Shortcuts to MS-DOS programs will then have a generic
> icon instead of the MS-DOS icon."
> ================
>
> Andy
> --
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no

rights.
> ==========================================================
>
>
> "Doug Hoeffel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:uwb$f6#(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thanks for the update!!
> >
> > "Andy Allred [MS]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:ew18eo#(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Orphaned files are being addressed in a rollup qfe this summer. Thanks

> for
> > > your patience, in the meantime, you can manually add the file. Sorry

for
> > the
> > > inconvenience, I'll check on a bug for apps.inf.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Andy
> > >
> > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > > rights.
> > > =====================================================
> > >
> > > "Doug Hoeffel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:uPkSdX%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > MS:
> > > >
> > > > When I perform right-click then Properties on the file
> > > > \Windows\System32\command.com, I get a dialog complaining about a

> > missing
> > > > inf file apps.inf. This file is in the XPe SP1 repository, but not

> > owned
> > > by
> > > > any component atleast that I could tell.
> > > >
> > > > I can manually copy this file to \Windows\inf and the dialog no

longer
> > > > appears.
> > > >
> > > > Should this be part of the "DOS Windows on Windows Support"

component?
> > > >
> > > > ... Doug
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>



 
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