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MS-DOS problem in Windows XP


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Ariani

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I am not sure that this is the correct forum for this post but it is the closest related subject that I could find. I recently tried to open MS DOS to fix some problems with my printer. I recieved this message:
"C:\WINDOWS\_default.pif Invalid program file name, please check your pif file."
I have not been able to find the source of this problem and I was wondering if you could help me out.

Thanks.
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dragonyoko

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I'm also having this problem, and haven't been able to find a fix for it yet. ;) If some kind person would help us both, I would be gratefull! :tazz:
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Have you installed any programs, or made any changes to you system?
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Click start then My Computer then double click the hard drive, click file then click new then shortcut. Type command.com and click next, then type _DEFAULT and then click finish. Locate the shortcut and click it.
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Perfect. Thanks a million.
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Thank you for letting me know
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