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Disable Single Mode MS-DOS Applications (Windows 95/98/Me)

This setting allows you to disable the use of real mode DOS applications from within the Windows shell.

This tweak can be easily applied using WinGuides Tweak Manager.
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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.

Registry Editor Example
|NameTypeData|
|(Default)REG_SZ(value not set)|
|NoRealModeREG_DWORD0x00000001 (1)|
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|HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\...|
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Registry Settings
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
WinOldApp]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
WinOldApp]
Value Name: NoRealMode
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (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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