Disable Single Mode MS-DOS Applications (Windows 95/98/Me)
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This setting allows you to disable the use of real mode DOS applications from within the Windows shell.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new DWORD value, called 'NoRealMode' and set it to "1" to disable real mode DOS, to re-enable it again later change the value to "0".
Restart Windows for the change to take effect.
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|  | (Default) | REG_SZ | (value not set) | |
|  | NoRealMode | REG_DWORD | 0x00000001 (1) | |
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| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Win... |  |
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| Settings: |
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
WinOldApp]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
WinOldApp]
Name: NoRealMode
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = disable, 1 = enable)
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Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.
Last Modified: August 1, 2002
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