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Article ID: 258265 - Last Review: March 1, 2007 - Revision: 3.2

QBasic Missing from Windows 2000

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SYMPTOMS

When you try to use the Qbasic.exe program, the following error message is displayed:
'qbasic' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
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CAUSE

QBasic is not included with Windows 2000.
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RESOLUTION

If you need to run QBasic in Windows 2000, you can copy it from a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0-based computer, or you can expand the files from a Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM.

At a command prompt, expand the Qbasic.exe and Qbasic.hlp files from the Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM to the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder on your Windows 2000-based computer. For example, type the following commands:
expand qbasic.ex_ %systemroot%\system32\qbasic.exe

expand qbasic.hl_ %systemroot%\system32\qbasic.hlp
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
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MORE INFORMATION

The QBasic program is referred to in Windows 2000 Help, but the QBasic program is not included with Windows 2000.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
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Keywords: 
kbappdev kberrmsg kbprb KB258265
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