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MS-DOS Err Msg: Error Updating Version Table in MSDOS.SYS

Article ID: 97489

Article Last Modified on 11/21/1999



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition



This article was previously published under Q97489

SYMPTOMS

You may receive the following error message when you install MS-DOS 6 Upgrade:

Error updating version table in MSDOS.SYS

CAUSE

This error occurs if Setup cannot read the SETVER.EXE file in your DOS directory.

To work around this problem, rename the current SETVER.EXE file, and then install MS-DOS 6 Upgrade. For example, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER:

ren c:\dos\setver.exe setver.old



Additional query words: 6.00

Keywords: KB97489