Works Err Msg: Works Requires SHARE.EXE to Run
  
PSS ID Number: Q107064
Article last modified on 10-22-1998
 
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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Works for Windows, version 3.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When you start Works for Windows, you may receive the following error
message:
 
   Works requires SHARE.EXE in order to run
 
CAUSE
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Either Share (SHARE.EXE) or the virtual device driver VSHARE.386 must be
installed in order to run Works for Windows, version 3.0.
 
RESOLUTION
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To solve this problem, upgrade to Works version 3.0b, which installs and
uses VSHARE.386.
 
WORKAROUNDS
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If you are unable to upgrade to Works version 3.0b, use the following
workarounds.
 
Method 1: If you just finished installing Works 3.0, you may need to
          restart Windows.
 
Method 2: If the error message still occurs after you restart Windows, do
          the following to add SHARE.EXE to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file (for
          versions of MS-DOS 5.0 or later) and ensure that SHARE is loaded
          before you start Windows:
 
          a. Open your AUTOEXEC.BAT file in a text editor, such as Notepad.
 
          b. Add the line:
 
                C:\DOS\SHARE.EXE /L:500 /F:5100
 
             NOTE: Share must be positioned in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file
             somewhere after any instance of SMARTDRV.EXE and before any
             commands to start Windows.
 
          c. After you make the modification, save the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
 
          d. Exit Windows, and then restart your computer.
 
          If the SHARE.EXE line in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file is being loaded
          high, there may not be enough memory to load the file. Remove
          the Loadhigh parameter from the Share line in the AUTOEXEC.BAT
          file and try again.
 
          This problem also occurs when the path statement in the
          AUTOEXEC.BAT file to load SHARE.EXE is pointing to a SHARE.EXE
          file that is incompatible with your version of MS-DOS. Confirm
          that the path is loading the correct version of SHARE.EXE. The
          file date of SHARE.EXE and the file date of COMMAND.COM should
          match.
 
          MS-DOS 4.01 will automatically load SHARE.EXE before the
          AUTOEXEC.BAT if your hard disk drive has partitions larger
          than 32 megabytes (MB). In this case, you must add the
          following SHARE.EXE line to the CONFIG.SYS file for the
          parameter to take effect:
 
             INSTALL=<path to share>\SHARE.EXE /L:500 /F:5100
 
STATUS
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This problem does not occur in Microsoft Works version 3.0a or 3.0b for
Windows.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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If you are using Windows for Workgroups in enhanced mode or Works 3.0a or
3.0b for Windows, SHARE.EXE is not required. It is emulated by the
VSHARE.386 device (in the [386Enh] section of SYSTEM.INI). For more
information about VSHARE.386, query on the following keywords in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
 
   VSHARE.386 and manages and file and sharing
 
KBCategory: kbsetup
KBSubcategory: wworkskb
 
Additional reference words: 3.00 setup set up installation autoexec install
won't run error message err msg shared smartdrive smart drive w_works
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Version           : 3.00
Platform          : WINDOWS
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.