Microsoft KB Archive/114397

= Setup Error Message Incorrectly Refers to IOSYS.HDR =

Article ID: 114397

Article Last Modified on 11/21/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q114397



SYMPTOMS
If MS-DOS 6.21 or 6.22 Upgrade Setup cannot find the files IOSYSA.HDR or IOSYSB.HDR, Setup displays the following error message:

Setup cannot continue because it cannot read the IOSYS.HDR file. (This file should be located in the same directory as SETUP.EXE.)

Although the error message is correct in that Setup cannot find a required file, it refers to a nonexistent file (IOSYS.HDR). The actual file Setup cannot find is either IOSYSA.HDR or IOSYSB.HDR.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MS-DOS 6.21 and 6.22 Setup. We will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, ensure IOSYSA.HDR and IOSYSB.HDR are in the same directory as SETUP.EXE.



MORE INFORMATION
IOSYSA.HDR and IOSYSB.HDR contain the checksum and size information for the existing IO.SYS file. It provides a means for MS-DOS Setup to verify the version and integrity of the existing IO.SYS file.

Each .HDR file can hold two different checksum/size pairs. IOSYS.HDR (from MS-DOS 6.2 Step-Up) contains this information for the MS-DOS 6.0 and the MS- DOS 6.2 IO.SYS files. MS-DOS 6.21 has to store information for more IO.SYS files so both IOSYSA.HDR and IOSYSB.HDR are used. IOSYSA.HDR holds information for the MS-DOS 6.0 and 6.2 IO.SYS files and IOSYSB.HDR holds information for the MS-DOS 6.21 IO.SYS files. MS-DOS 6.22 IOSYSB.HDR holds information for the MS-DOS 6.21 and 6.22 IO.SYS files.

Additional query words: stepup 6.22 6.20 verification

Keywords: KB114397

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