Article ID: 121794
Article Last Modified on 11/21/1999
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q121794
SUMMARY
To completely reinstall MS-DOS 6.22 from the Step-Up disks, you must first reinstall the version of MS-DOS that was on the system prior to MS-DOS 6.22. This process can become complicated if the drive containing the MS-DOS directory has been compressed using DriveSpace.
The only supported method for reinstalling the MS-DOS 6.22 Step-Up on such systems is to uncompress the drive containing the MS-DOS directory before proceeding with the reinstallation of the prior MS-DOS version.
MORE INFORMATION
To reinstall MS-DOS 6.22 Step-Up on a system whose MS-DOS directory is located on a DriveSpace-compressed drive, use the following steps:
- Uncompress the drive containing the MS-DOS directory.
- Run Setup with the /F parameter to create a single startup floppy disk that contains system files from the version of MS-DOS that was on the system prior to MS-DOS 6.22.
- Boot from the startup disk made in step 2.
- Reinstall the prior version of MS-DOS by running "setup" (without the quotation marks) from Setup Disk 1.
- Run the MS-DOS 6.22 Step-Up.
- Recompress the drive containing the MS-DOS directory (if desired).
Additional query words: msdos 6.22
Keywords: KB121794
