VSAFE Warning: Other TSRs Loaded - Cannot Unload VSAFE
PSS ID Number: Q104719
Article last modified on 11-04-1993
PSS database name: O_MSDOS

6.00 6.20

MS-DOS


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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0 and 6.2   
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the ALT+V and ALT+U key combinations to remove the
memory-resident portion of Microsoft VSAFE, you may receive the
following error message:

   Other TSR's loaded - cannot unload VSAFE. Press "S" to STOP unloading

CAUSE
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This error message occurs if another terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) 
program is loaded in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file after VSAFE.COM.

WORKAROUND
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To make VSAFE a removable TSR program, make sure that it is loaded
last in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file by adding 

      c:\dos\vsafe   

   as the next to last line.

2. Add the following line below the c:\dos\vsafe line: 

      c:\dos\doskey

3. Save the file, exit, and reboot your computer.

4. At the MS-DOS command prompt, press ALT+V and then ALT+U.

Additional reference words: 6.00 6.20

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.