MS-DOS Setup Err Msg: Setup Cannot Install MS-DOS 6... (100741)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
  • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
  • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
  • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q100741

SYMPTOMS

If you have an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) version of MS-DOS that uses logical sectoring, you receive the following message if you start your computer with the MS-DOS 6 or 6.2 Upgrade Setup Disk 1 in drive A:
Setup cannot install MS-DOS 6 because there is no operation system on this computer.

CAUSE

This error message is displayed because MS-DOS Upgrade does not recognize your partitioning scheme.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem:

  1. Restart (boot) your computer from the hard disk, your original OEM MS-DOS disk, or another floppy disk that boots your current version of MS-DOS.
  2. Run Setup from MS-DOS Upgrade Setup Disk 1.
Setup automatically converts your nonstandard (logical sector) large partition to MS-DOS 5.0, 6.0, or 6.2 compatible large partitions.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/16/1999
Keywords:KB100741
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