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Q67992: How Microsoft MS-DOS 5 Upgrade Locates DOS Subdirectory

Article: Q67992
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 24-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 5.0 
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SUMMARY
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Microsoft MS-DOS 5 Upgrade SETUP.EXE identifies where your previous DOS files
were kept on your hard drive.

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The Microsoft MS-DOS 5 Upgrade's Setup program searches the first active
partition of the first physical hard drive for the following files:

  FORMAT.COM    FORMAT.EXE
  DISKCOPY.COM  DISKCOPY.EXE
  BASIC.COM     BASIC.EXE
  GWBASIC?.COM  GWBASIC?.EXE
  SYS.COM       SYS.EXE

If only one directory contains any of these files, that directory is used. If the
above files are split between multiple directories, a directory will be chosen
based upon the following criteria, in the following order:

- The first directory found with three matches

-or-

- The first directory found with two matches

-or-  - The first directory found with one match

If no matches for the above files are found, the \DOS directory is used by
default.

Additional query words: 5.00 noupd 5.00a

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS500
Version           : MS-DOS:5.0

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