Microsoft KB Archive/94414

= OLD_DOS.x Directory Created Even if You Can't Uninstall =

Article ID: 94414

Article Last Modified on 11/22/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * 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 Q94414



SUMMARY
Although you don't have the option to uninstall when you install Microsoft MS-DOS 6.x Upgrade on a system with a disk-compression program (such as Stacker), Setup still creates an OLD_DOS.x directory.

Because you cannot uninstall, it is safe to delete the OLD_DOS.x directory using DELOLDOS.EXE.



MORE INFORMATION
Setup uses the OLD_DOS.x directory to create temporary CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files when it modifies them. Setup does not copy any other MS-DOS files to this directory when you install MS-DOS 6 or 6.2 Upgrade over a disk-compression program.

Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 6.20

Keywords: KB94414

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