SETUP /E Err Msg: Setup Cannot Find Your MS-DOS Directory... (101305)
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 Q101305 SYMPTOMS
You may receive an error message similar to the following if you run
SETUP /E to install the optional utilities that ship with MS-DOS (Backup,
Anti-Virus, and Undelete):
You started Setup with the /E switch, which installs the optional
programs that came with MS-DOS 6. However, Setup cannot find your
MS-DOS directory...
CAUSE
This message goes on to say that Setup could not find your MS-DOS directory
because you have not installed MS-DOS or your MS-DOS directory is not
included in your path. This error can also occur if Setup cannot find one
or more of the following files in the MS-DOS directory:
SYS.COM
FORMAT.COM
DISKCOPY.COM
WORKAROUND
To correct this problem, copy or expand these files from the MS-DOS 6
or 6.2 Setup disks. DISKCOPY.COM is a compressed file on the installation
disks and must be expanded using the EXPAND command, for example:
expand a:\diskcopy.co_ c:\dos\diskcopy.com
SYS.COM and FORMAT.COM are not compressed; therefore, you can use the
COPY command as follows:
copy a:\sys.com c:\dos\sys.com
copy a:\format.com c:\dos\format.com
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/22/1999 |
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Keywords: | KB101305 |
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