Microsoft KB Archive/74661

= Running MS-DOS Setup From An External Floppy =

Article ID: 74661

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 Q74661



SUMMARY
MS-DOS 5.x and later Setup runs from only drive A or B. If you have an external floppy drive that is not recognized as drive A or B, you need to either reconfigure you hardware or run MS-DOS Setup from your hard drive.



MORE INFORMATION
To run MS-DOS Setup from the hard drive:

 Create a directory on the hard drive. For example, type md c:\temp at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER. Copy all of the files from the MS-DOS Upgrade disks to the temporary directory. For example, insert the first disk into floppy drive A and type the following at the command prompt:

xcopy a:*.* c:\temp

Repeat this for all disks included in the MS-DOS Upgrade package. Change to the directory that you created in step 1. For example, at the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following commands, pressing ENTER after each one.

c:

cd\

cd temp

 At the command prompt, type the following:

setup

This command starts the MS-DOS Setup program. After Setup has completed and rebooted your computer, delete the temporary directory and the files.

Additional query words: 6.22 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20 requires device driver CONFIG.SYS file C D E internal

Keywords: KB74661

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