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Q73612: MS-DOS 5 Upgrade Incorrectly Detects Monochrome Monitors

Article: Q73612
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 22-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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The MS-DOS 5.0 Upgrade Setup program improperly identifies monochrome monitors.
Instead of expanding the files MONO.IN_ and MONO.GR_ to the system as
DOSSHELL.INI and DOSSHELL.GRB, Setup expands CGA.VI_, CGA.IN_ and CGA.GR_ as
DOSSHELL.VID, DOSSHELL.INI, and DOSSHELL.GRB. Executing DOSSHELL with these
files causes the system to hang.

MORE INFORMATION
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The DOSSHELL.VID file should be deleted from the DOS subdirectory, and the files
MONO.IN_ and MONO.GR_ expanded into the DOS subdirectory as DOSSHELL.INI and
DOSSHELL.GRB, respectively. MONO.IN_ and MONO.GR_ are located on disk 2
(3.5-inch disk set) or disk 3 (5.25-inch disk set).

For more information on updating MS-DOS Shell video files, query on the following
words:

  identify upgrade dos 5.0 shell video

Additional query words: 5.00 noupd install

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

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