Microsoft KB Archive/96197

= Cannot See Dell Partitions After Upgrading to MS-DOS =

Article ID: 96197

Article Last Modified on 5/12/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0a
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q96197



SYMPTOMS
If you install the MS-DOS Upgrade on a machine running Dell DOS version 3.3, you may be unable to access all your partitions after you upgrade your computer.



WORKAROUND
If you have already installed the MS-DOS Upgrade and you cannot see all your partitions, restart your computer with the Uninstall disk in drive A to uninstall MS-DOS.

To work around this problem, back up your data, repartition your hard disk drive, install the MS-DOS upgrade, and then restore your data.

For specific instructions on repartitioning your hard disk drive without losing data, see the &quot;Repartitioning Your Hard Disk&quot; section in following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

106423 Repartitioning Your Hard Disk to Upgrade to 6.0 or 6.2



MORE INFORMATION
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Additional query words: 6.22 3.30 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20

Keywords: KB96197

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