MS-DOS 5 Setup Screen Instructions are Unreadable (76793)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
This article was previously published under Q76793 SYMPTOMS
You are attempting to install the MS-DOS 5 Upgrade, and the Setup
instructions on your screen are unreadable (garbled or truncated).
WORKAROUND
If you are using an ATI WonderCard, or if you do not have a second
computer that correctly displays Setup instructions, call Microsoft
Product Support Services for help.
If you have a second computer that correctly displays Setup
instructions, use it to create a set of MS-DOS working disks. To do
so, follow these steps:
- On the second computer, insert MS-DOS version 5.0 Upgrade Disk 1
into drive A.
- Type the following at the command prompt:
When Setup prompts you to confirm the hardware and software
contents of your system, be sure to specify the display type of
the computer that garbles Setup instructions. Setup creates a
set of MS-DOS working disks. If you use 3.5-inch disks, you will
need four. If you use 5.25-inch disks, you will need six.
To set up MS-DOS 5.0 on the computer that garbles Setup instructions,
follow this procedure:
- Insert the floppy Startup (or Startup/Support) disk into drive A
of the computer that garbles Setup instructions.
- Restart the computer by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL.
- Check to make sure you can access all drives. If you can't access
all drives, call Microsoft Product Support Services for help.
- Type the following at the command prompt:
Setup copies the system files to drive C.
- Type the following to make drive C the active drive:
- Type the following to change to the root directory of drive
C:
- Type the following to create a directory named OLDDOS:
- Change to your DOS directory. For example, if your DOS
directory is named DOS, type the following:
- Copy all MS-DOS files to the OLDDOS directory by typing the
following:
- Copy MS-DOS version 5.0 files from each of your floppy disks
to the DOS directory on drive C. For example, to copy all the
files from the disk inserted in drive A to the DOS directory on
drive C, type the following:
- If you are using Microsoft Windows version 3.0, copy the
WINA20.386 file from your DOS directory to your root directory on
drive C by typing the following command:
This file is necessary to run Windows version 3.0 in 386
enhanced mode.
- Use the new AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files in your DOS
directory to update the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files in the
root directory of drive C. The new files contain several commands
that you should include in the files located in the root
directory.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/21/1999 |
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Keywords: | KB76793 |
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