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TITLE :How to Install MS-DOS 6 Upgrade over DR-DOS
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
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Summary:
Microsoft PSS supports the installation of Microsoft MS-DOS 6 Upgrade
over Novell DR-DOS.
Much of the information in the "More Information" section of this
article section was taken from the MS-DOS 6 Upgrade README.TXT file.
More Information:
It is possible to upgrade from DR-DOS to the MS-DOS 6 Upgrade;
however, before you run the Setup program, you should first review the
following precautions and carry out those that apply to your system:
- If you have any security features, including password protection,
disable them. For more information, refer to page 187 in the
"Microsoft MS-DOS 6 User's Guide."
Warning: The MS-DOS 6 Upgrade Setup program cannot create an
Uninstall disk if your CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT file is password
protected. If any of your DR-DOS system files or your DR-DOS
directory are password protected, use the DR-DOS password command
to disable the password protection before you install MS-DOS 6.
- If you have the DELWATCH delete-protection program installed on
your computer, you must disable DELWATCH and purge your deleted
files before you install MS-DOS 6. To do this, refer to pages
187-188 in the "Microsoft MS-DOS 6 User's Guide."
- If your CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT file uses any conditional DR-DOS
commands (such as ? or goto), remove those commands and adjust the
order of the remaining commands accordingly.
- If your CONFIG.SYS file contains the DR-DOS chain command, remove
it and adjust the other CONFIG.SYS commands accordingly.
- If your computer uses disk compression, but drive C is not
compressed, run Setup as described in the "Getting Started" Chapter
of the "Microsoft MS-DOS 6 User's Guide." When Setup displays the
message "Your CONFIG.SYS file contains commands that are not valid
MS-DOS commands," select the Modify Original Files option.
- If your hard disk is compressed, carry out the procedure in the
section of the README.TXT file titled "Setup detects that your
computer uses DR-DOS."
- If Setup displays the message "Your computer uses a disk-
compression program and does not have enough free disk space to set
up MS-DOS," you must convert your DR-DOS 6 SuperStor (SSTOR)
compressed drive to an MS-DOS 6 DoubleSpace drive using the
procedure below. This is necessary because the DR-DOS 6 SSTOR
utility does not provide the functionality to increase the size of
your uncompressed host drive.
To run the MS-DOS 6 Setup program, do the following:
1. Use the DR-DOS Backup command to back up your program and data
files. For more information on using the DR-DOS Backup command,
refer to your DR-DOS documentation.
2. Insert the MS-DOS 6 Setup Disk 1 in drive A or B and use the setup
command with the /f switch. For example, if you insert Setup Disk 1
in drive A, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt and
then press enter:
a:setup /f
Important: After you type the above command and Setup prompts you
to insert a disk to create the startup floppy disk, you MUST create
that disk in drive A. Also, be sure that you choose to install on
drive A.
3. Ensure the startup disk you created in step 2 is in drive A and
then restart your computer by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL.
4. Use the MS-DOS Format command to reformat all of your drives. When
you format drive C, be sure to use the /s parameter to make the
disk bootable. To do this, type the following command at the MS-DOS
command prompt and then press enter:
format c: /s
5. To restore your program and data files, use the MS-DOS 6 restore
command (this command is located on the startup disk you created in
step 2). For example, to restore your files to from drive A to
drive C, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt and then
press enter:
restore a: c:\*.* /s
Important: Do NOT restart your computer before proceeding to
step 6.
Note: If some of your files cannot be restored to your hard disk
because you don't have enough disk space, you need to install the
MS-DOS 6 Upgrade, run DoubleSpace to compress your hard disk, and
then restore your files. After you finish restoring your files,
continue with step 6.
6. To remove your DR-DOS files, install the MS-DOS 6 Upgrade again. To
do this, insert the MS-DOS 6 Setup Disk 1 in drive A, type setup,
and follow the instructions on your screen.
Additional reference words: 6.00 dblspace