  
PSS ID Number: Q90678
Article last modified on 11-23-1994
PSS database name: MSDOS
 
6.00 6.20 6.21 6.22
 
MS-DOS

MS-DOS 6.x Upgrade - Setup Disk is Bootable but Setup doesn't run
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22
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SYMPTOMS
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If your computer doesn't have an operating system installed, you can
start your system with MS-DOS Upgrade Disk 1, but Setup won't run.
 
CAUSE
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The MS-DOS Upgrade Setup Disk 1 is always bootable. In other words,
The Setup Disk can be used to start up a computer if the hard disk
drive is inaccessible, cannot be booted, or does not contain an
operating system.
 
However, the MS-DOS 6 Upgrade and later Setup programs do not run if there
is no operating system on the computer. The MS-DOS Upgrade package is
licensed, sold, and designed for users who have an existing copy of MS-DOS
(or some other operating system) and who want to upgrade to MS-DOS 6.0 or
later.
 
RESOLUTION
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If your computer does not have an operating system installed, and you
don't have your original operating system disks, you need to contact
your computer manufacturer to obtain a copy of its original equipment
manufacturer (OEM) version of Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2.
 
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Additional reference words: 6.22 6.00 6.20
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