Reinstalling MS-DOS 6 Upgrade When Using Stacker Version 3.1 (101958)

RESOLUTION

Running SETUP /E

If you are trying to run SETUP /E to reinstall the MS-DOS-based or Windows- based versions of Microsoft Backup, Microsoft Anti-Virus, or Microsoft Undelete, use the MS-DOS EXPAND command to expand the MS-DOS utilities from the disk instead. Then, manually set up the MSTOOLS group and icons in Microsoft Windows. For more information, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   files and needed and msbackup.ex_ and msbackup.exe
				

If you don't want to manually expand the files for Microsoft Backup, Microsoft Anti-Virus, or Microsoft Undelete, you can use the following procedure:

1. Reduce the size of the Stacker drive (drive C) to create enough room on the host drive for the MS-DOS files.

       Space Required on the Uncompressed Host Drive
       -------------------------------------------------------
   
       Full installation with both Windows-based and
         MS-DOS-based optional utilities:................7300K
       Full installation without optional utilities:.....4200K
       Full installation with MS-DOS-based utilities:....5500K
       Full installation with Windows-based utilities:...6200K
       SETUP /E with both Windows-based and
         MS-DOS-based optional utilities:................3100K
       SETUP /E with MS-DOS-based utilities:.............1300K
       SETUP /E with Windows-based utilities:............2000K

2. If a DOS directory does not already exist on your host drive, create one. For example, if your host drive is H, type md h:\dos at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER.
3. If your DOS directory does not contain COMMAND.COM, SYS.COM, FORMAT.COM, DISKCOPY.COM, and ATTRIB.EXE, copy these files from the DOS directory on the compressed drive. For example, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt, and press ENTER after each line:

   copy c:\command.com h:\dos
   copy c:\sys.com h:\dos
   copy c:\format.com h:\dos
   copy c:\diskcopy.com h:\dos
   copy c:\attrib.exe h:\dos

4. If you need to install the Windows-based versions of Microsoft Backup, Microsoft Anti-Virus, and Microsoft Undelete, copy your SYSTEM.INI, WINFILE.INI, and PROGMAN.INI files from your Windows directory to your DOS directory on the host drive. For example, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt, and press ENTER after each line:

   copy c:\windows\system.ini h:\dos
   copy c:\windows\winfile.ini h:\dos
   copy c:\windows\progman.ini h:\dos

5. Use the ATTRIB command to clear the file attributes on the Stacker version of DBLSPACE.BIN on the host drive. For example, type c:\dos\attrib -r -s -h h:\dblspace.bin at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER.
6. Rename the Stacker version of DBLSPACE.BIN on the host drive. For example, type ren h:\dblspace.bin stacker.bin at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER.
7. Restart your computer so that the Stacker version of DBLSPACE.BIN is no longer loaded.
   
   NOTE: Because the DBLSPACE.BIN file has been renamed, when you restart your computer, your Stacker compressed drives will not be accessible.
8. Install MS-DOS 6 Upgrade (run SETUP) or the optional programs (run SETUP /E) to the uncompressed drive (now drive C).
   
   NOTE: If you install the Windows-based versions of the optional programs, specify your DOS directory when Setup asks for your Windows directory.
9. Rename the Stacker version of DBLSPACE.BIN (currently called STACKER.BIN on your system). For example, type ren c:\stacker.bin dblspace.bin at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER.
10. Restart the computer to load the Stacker version of DBLSPACE.BIN.
11. Copy the DOS directory from the host drive to the DOS directory on drive C. For example, type copy h:\dos\*.* c:\dos at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER.
12. If you installed the Windows-based versions of the optional programs, use the MOVE program to move the SYSTEM.INI, WINFILE.INI, and PROGMAN.INI files from your DOS directory to your Windows directory. For example, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt, pressing ENTER after each line:

    move c:\dos\system.ini c:\windows
    move c:\dos\winfile.ini c:\windows
    move c:\dos\progman.ini c:\windows

13. Delete the DOS directory on the host drive. For example, type deltree h:\dos at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER.

Drive C Is Not Compressed and You Reinstalled MS-DOS 6.0

If Stacker version 3.1 has compressed a portion of the normal boot drive (that is, drive C is not compressed), and you install MS-DOS 6.0 again, Setup overwrites the Stacker version of DBLSPACE.BIN. After the computer is rebooted, you do not have access to your compressed data.

If you do not have a system disk that you created after installing Stacker 3.1, you probably don't have a copy on your computer. However, if you have your MS-DOS 6.0 Uninstall disk, you can use it to replace the MS-DOS 6.0 DBLSPACE.BIN file with the Stacker version of DBLSPACE.BIN. To do so:

To replace the MS-DOS 6.0 DBLSPACE.BIN file with the Stacker version of DBLSPACE.BIN:

1. Use the DELTREE command to delete the DBLSPACE.BIN file in the root of your C drive. For example, type deltree c:\dblspace.bin at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER.
2. Put your MS-DOS 6.0 Uninstall disk in drive A and copy DBLSPBIN.HST to your C drive (renaming it DBLSPACE.BIN in the process). For example, type copy a:\dblspbin.hst c:\dblspace.bin at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER.

Alternatively, if you created a system disk, you can use the SYS command to transfer the MS-DOS system files and the Stacker version of DBLSPACE.BIN to drive C. For example, type sys a: c: at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER.

If you still cannot resolve this problem, contact STAC Electronics.