Q71535: MS-DOS: Uninstalling After Moving the OLD_DOS Directory

Article: Q71535
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
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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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If you would like to free up disk space in your root directory, you can move the
OLD_DOS directory to another drive or to a floppy disk(s), and later, you can
restore your previous version of MS-DOS by copying the directory back and using
UNINSTALL.

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The procedure is as follows:

1. Move the OLD_DOS directory by doing the following:

  a. Copy or back up the OLD_DOS.X directory and its files to another drive or
     to a floppy disk(s). If copying to floppy disk(s), you may need more than
     one disk, depending on the OLD_DOS directory size and the floppy disk
     type. Make sure to note the name of the directory; you will need to know
     this when uninstalling.

  b. Delete the OLD_DOS directory and its files.

2. Uninstall to a previous DOS version by doing the following:

  a. Copy or restore the OLD_DOS.X directory and its files to the root
     directory of the boot drive, making sure to name the directory the same as
     the OLD_DOS.X directory deleted.

  b. Uninstall


Additional query words: 6.22 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20 dos

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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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