Microsoft KB Archive/96388

= Uninstalling MS-DOS on an XtraDrive Compressed Drive =

Article ID: 96388

Article Last Modified on 11/21/1999

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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 Q96388



SYMPTOMS
If you install MS-DOS Upgrade on a machine that is using XtraDrive data- compression software, you cannot uninstall MS-DOS without modifying the Uninstall disk.



WORKAROUND
To successfully uninstall MS-DOS Upgrade:

 Copy XTRADRV.SYS to the Uninstall disk.  Using MS-DOS Editor, create a CONFIG.SYS file on the Uninstall disk with the following line:      device=a:\xtradrv.sys  Restart the computer with the Uninstall disk in drive A. (Press the CTRL+ALT+DEL key combination.)

Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 6.20 xtra extra drive

Keywords: KB96388

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