Microsoft KB Archive/74279

= No Support for 2.88 Megabyte Disks During Setup =

Article ID: 74279

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 Q74279



SUMMARY
The Microsoft MS-DOS 5 or later Upgrade supports 2.88-megabyte 3.5-inch disks; however, the MS-DOS 5.0 or later Setup program does not.



MORE INFORMATION
The MS-DOS 5.0 or later Setup program will allow setup to 720K and 1.44- megabyte 3.5-inch disks, but support for 2.88-megabyte disks is not a part of the Setup program.

If a 2.88-megabyte disk (formatted or unformatted) is used in conjunction with the Setup program, Setup will not recognize the disk, and will offer to format a 1.44-megabyte or 720K disk.

To achieve this type of setup, install MS-DOS 5.0 or later on different-size media, and copy the disks to the 2.88-megabyte disk.

Additional query words: 6.22 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20 uninstall disk

Keywords: KB74279

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