SETVER Table Entries Are Not Maintained When Upgrading (94333)
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 Q94333 SYMPTOMS
If you do not install MS-DOS 6 or later Upgrade in the current MS-DOS
directory, your old SETVER entries are not maintained.
CAUSE
When you install MS-DOS Upgrade, Setup updates the current version table
(maintained in SETVER.EXE). If you install MS-DOS Upgrade in a new
directory, Setup cannot update the old version table.
MORE INFORMATION
When you install MS-DOS Upgrade to your existing MS-DOS directory, Setup
updates your existing SETVER.EXE version table. When updating SETVER.EXE,
Setup does not overwrite exiting entries, even if the new setver table
contains a different version. For example, if your SETVER.EXE table has a
NETX.EXE 5.00 entry, MS-DOS 6.2 Upgrade Setup does not replace it with the
new default for NETX.EXE (which is NETX.EXE 6.00).
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem:
- Update the new SETVER.EXE file, adding the entries that your
software requires.
-or-
- Uninstall MS-DOS and reinstall MS-DOS Upgrade in the original MS-DOS
directory.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/26/1999 |
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| Keywords: | KB94333 |
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