File Manager Brings over Wrong Hidden Files (84218)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
- Microsoft Windows 3.11
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
This article was previously published under Q84218 SUMMARY
When you use Windows' File Manager to format a floppy system disk on a
computer that originally had IBM DOS installed and was upgraded to
MS-DOS 5.0 or 6.0, the correct MS-DOS COMMAND.COM is copied over, and
the incorrect IBMBIO.COM and IBMDOS.COM files may be copied to the
system disk instead of the MS-DOS 5.0 or 6.0 files MSDOS.SYS and
IO.SYS.
WORKAROUND
There are two workarounds to this problem:
- Remove the two hidden IBM files from the root directory of the hard
drive.
- Format the system disks outside of Windows. The MS-DOS SYS.COM does
not get confused by the hidden files.
MORE INFORMATION
When an IBM DOS system is upgraded to MS-DOS 5.0, the IBM hidden files
are left on the hard drive because it is difficult to know if these
files belong to IBM DOS or IBM OS/2. The IBM OS/2 files take up too
much space to be copied to the MS-DOS 5.0 uninstall disk.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/26/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB84218 |
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