Running MS-DOS Setup From An External Floppy (74661)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
  • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0a
  • 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 Q74661

SUMMARY

MS-DOS 5.x and later Setup runs from only drive A or B. If you have an external floppy drive that is not recognized as drive A or B, you need to either reconfigure you hardware or run MS-DOS Setup from your hard drive.

MORE INFORMATION

To run MS-DOS Setup from the hard drive:

  1. Create a directory on the hard drive. For example, type md c:\temp at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER.
  2. Copy all of the files from the MS-DOS Upgrade disks to the temporary directory. For example, insert the first disk into floppy drive A and type the following at the command prompt:

    xcopy a:*.* c:\temp

    Repeat this for all disks included in the MS-DOS Upgrade package.
  3. Change to the directory that you created in step 1. For example, at the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following commands, pressing ENTER after each one.

    c:
    cd\
    cd temp

  4. At the command prompt, type the following:

    setup

    This command starts the MS-DOS Setup program.
  5. After Setup has completed and rebooted your computer, delete the temporary directory and the files.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/12/2003
Keywords:KB74661
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