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Q66048: Removing MS-DOS Shell from MS-DOS 5.x or 6.0

Article: Q66048
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
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SUMMARY
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If you do not plan to run MS-DOS version 5.x or later Shell, you can delete the
following files:

  DOSSHELL.COM
  DOSSHELL.EXE
  DOSSHELL.VID
  DOSSHELL.INI
  DOSSHELL.HLP
  DOSSHELL.GRB
  DOSSWAP.EXE

Additional query words: 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20 6.21 6.22 undelete

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS500a
Version           : MS-DOS:5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22

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