Microsoft KB Archive/98312

= How to Install MS-DOS 6 Upgrade to a Drive Other Than C =

Article ID: 98312

Article Last Modified on 11/19/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q98312



SUMMARY
If you run MS-DOS 6.0 Setup without any parameters, your only choice for the destination of the MS-DOS 6.0 files is drive C. To use another drive, use the procedure in this article.



MORE INFORMATION
NOTE: You must have at least 3-4 megabytes of free space on drive C to use this procedure.  Run Setup with the /Q switch by typing the following at the MS-DOS command prompt and then pressing ENTER:

setup /q

 Press ENTER at the Welcome to Setup screen. The next screen gives you the option to change your computer type, MS-DOS path, and display type. Use the arrow keys to select MS-DOS Path, then press ENTER. Type the drive and path to which you want to install MS-DOS. To transfer the new system files (IO.SYS, MS-DOS.SYS, COMMAND.COM, and DBLSPACE.BIN) to the proper places on your boot drive, type the following and then press ENTER:

setup /



You have now upgraded your operating system to MS-DOS 6.0. The boot drive (C) contains the new system files, and the path you specified in step 4 contains all the MS-DOS programs and drivers (92 files total).

Additional query words: 6.00

Keywords: KB98312

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