Microsoft KB Archive/73728

= Switches Available with the MS-DOS 5 Upgrade Setup Program =

Article ID: 73728

Article Last Modified on 9/30/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0a

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This article was previously published under Q73728



SUMMARY
There are six switches available in the Microsoft MS-DOS 5 Upgrade Setup routine, including /? (online Help). The other five switches install MS-DOS version 5.0 on an existing MS-DOS system. The Setup syntax is   a:setup  /? /b /f /u /m /i where the switches are defined as follows:    Switch  Description -- ---

/?     Display Setup syntax information.

/B     Uses black-and-white instead of color screen display.

/F     Installs MS-DOS 5.0 on floppy disks.

/U     Installs MS-DOS 5.0 even if disk partitions are detected that may be incompatible with MS-DOS 5.0. The README.TXT file includes information on when this is necessary.

/M     Installs a minimal MS-DOS system. For more information, see the version 5.0 &quot;Microsoft MS-DOS Getting Started&quot; manual.

/I     (5.0a only) Installs MS-DOS 5.0 without performing the usual video detection and video mode switching. If the system is currently in monochrome video mode, Setup will default to installing monochrome video files for MS-DOS Shell; otherwise, it will default to CGA. You can change the video choice for Shell.

/F /M  (5.0a only) A single MS-DOS 5.0a bootable floppy is created that contains the following utilities: DEBUG, EDLIN, FDISK, FORMAT, and SYS. This option is designed to create a disk useful for manually installing the Upgrade, troubleshooting, and/or repartitioning. Valid combinations of these switches include:   /F /B /I /M /B /I /M /U /B /I

/M /F /B /I (5.0a only; for more information on this combination, see                above) Invalid combinations include the following:   /F /M   (5.0) /M is only valid when installing to a hard drive. /F /U        /U is only valid when installing to a hard drive.

Additional query words: 5.00 5.00a noupd

Keywords: KB73728

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