Article ID: 97473
Article Last Modified on 11/19/1999
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
This article was previously published under Q97473
SYMPTOMS
You may receive the following error message after you use the RESTORE command at the MS-DOS command prompt:
CAUSE
This error message occurs because a RESTORE.COM file exists in your DOS directory. RESTORE.COM ships with original equipment manufacturer (OEM) versions of MS-DOS 5.0. (RESTORE.EXE ships with MS-DOS 6.x.)
MS-DOS 6 and later Upgrade only removes the files it is replacing. Because of this, RESTORE.COM remains in the directory. MS-DOS looks for files to execute in the following order: .COM, .EXE, and lastly, .BAT. When you use the RESTORE command at the MS-DOS command prompt, RESTORE.COM (not RESTORE.EXE) is executed. Therefore, you receive the error message.
WORKAROUND
To correct this problem, delete RESTORE.COM from the DOS directory.
Additional query words: 6.22 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20 invalid backup
Keywords: KB97473
