A message from a 16-bit MS-DOS-based program does not appear in a Command Prompt window until a named pipe is closed in Windows 2000 (905488)

SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario:

A 16-bit MS-DOS-based program opens a Command Prompt window to display a message on a Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer.
The program then opens a named pipe to call a device.

In this scenario, you experience the following symptoms:

If the Command Prompt interface appears in a window, the message does not appear until the named pipe is closed.
If the Command Prompt interface uses the full screen, the message appears, and the named pipe is opened.

RESOLUTION

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
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02-Aug-2005  06:46  5.0.2195.7061     398,608  Ntvdm.exe        
17-Jun-2004  10:35  5.0.2195.6946     239,888  Wow32.dll

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about issues that are related to running 16-bit MS-DOS-based programs in Microsoft Windows XP, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

896896 A message from a 16-bit MS-DOS-based program does not appear in a Command Prompt window until a named pipe is closed in Windows XP

For more information about the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates