MS DOS 6.2 STEP BY STEP: Corrections and Comments (125974)

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Installation error: "CDR 101: Error reading drive..."

The installation program produces the following error when installing on some computers that are configured with a CD-ROM drive: Correction:

A new installation program is under development, and will address this issue.

Comments:

This error is produced when the installation program encounters some types of CD-ROM drive device drivers. It is the CD-ROM driver that produces the error.

To work around the problem, simply press F to fail the CD-ROM operation. The install will continue as normal with no further problems. Because the install program cannot write to a CD-ROM, this option will have no adverse effects on the installation.

Reference words: CDR101 CDR-101 CDR 101

Page xxi: Install does not request a disk as per page xxi

Page xxi mentions that the installation will ask for a blank disk. This never occurs because the install program has been changed. See correction and workaround for details.

Correction:

The following three MS-DOS commands will create a copy practice disk.

XCOPY C:\SBS1STEP A:\SBS1STEP /S /E
XCOPY C:\SBSLESSN A:\SBSLESSN /S /E
XCOPY C:\SBSREV&P A:\SBSREV&P /S /E

Note: This correction was included in printings 2 and 3. Printings 4 and later contain an executable named SBS_DISK that automates this process and adds error checking.

Comments:

This problem is corrected in printings 2 and later. Please refer to the correction card found in the disk envelope if you have printing 2 or 3.

Page xxi: 5th printing missing SBS_DISK utility

In the fifth printing of MS-DOS 6.22 Step by Step, the instructions on page xxi instruct the reader to type SBS_DISK to create a copy practice disk. However, when this command is entered at the MS-DOS Prompt, the following error occurs: Correction:

The Practice Files disk has been corrected for future printings of this book.

Comments:

In most of the 5th printing books, a label was placed on the disk envelope in the back of this book. This label provides the following workaround:

Step 4 on page xxi should read:

1. When the installation is completed, copy the practice files to a new

floppy disk. Insert a blank, formatted disk in the drive. If you[ASCII 146]re not certain that the disk is formatted, follow steps 3 through 7 on page 21 before continuing. Then type the following commands, pressing the ENTER key after each command. (If your floppy disk is in drive B, substitute b: for the a: in these commands.)

XCOPY C:\SBS1STEP A:\SBS1STEP /S /E
XCOPY C:\SBSLESSN A:\SBSLESSN /S /E
XCOPY C:\SBSREV&P A:\SBSREV&P /S /E

After you enter each command, MS-DOS asks you whether you have specified a filename or directory name. Press D for directory.

page 45: TREE /P implied to be a valid command

TREE /P is not a valid MS-DOS command. Under the title "One Step Further" there is a description of using the TREE command. This paragraph implies that TREE can use the /p switch. However this is not true.

Comments:

The command TREE does not take /P as a valid parameter. This paragraph is referring to the dir command which is described in this part of the book. Type TREE /? at an MS-DOS prompt for a list of valid TREE parameters and their descriptions.

Microsoft Press is committed to providing informative and accurate books. All comments and corrections listed above are ready for inclusion in future printings of this book. If you have a later printing of this book, it may already contain most or all of the above corrections.