Article ID: 111531
Article Last Modified on 5/6/2003
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
This article was previously published under Q111531
SYMPTOMS
After you use the MS-DOS FORMAT /S or SYS command to create a system disk, you receive the following error message when you try to use that disk to start your system:
CAUSE
This error occurs if JP Software's 4DOS.COM, Symantec's NDOS.COM, or another third-party replacement for MS-DOS COMMAND.COM was loaded as the command interpreter at the time you created the system disk. The FORMAT /S and SYS commands copy the file currently specified in the COMSPEC environment (for example, NDOS.COM or 4DOS.COM) to the system disk being created as "COMMAND.COM."
RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, replace the third-party shell, NDOS.COM or 4DOS.COM, with MS-DOS COMMAND.COM, then transfer the system files to the disk again using the MS-DOS FORMAT /S or SYS command.
MORE INFORMATION
The products NDOS and 4DOS are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.
Additional query words: 6.22 6.20 6.00 5.00 4DOS NDOS
Keywords: KB111531