Q74202: Contents of the MS-DOS 5.x and 6.x Upgrade Uninstall Disk
Article: Q74202
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.0,5.0a,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 19-NOV-1999
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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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The following is a list of the contents of the Uninstall disk created when you
install Microsoft MS-DOS 5 Upgrade, MS-DOS 6 Upgrade, MS-DOS 6.2 Upgrade, MS-DOS
6.2 Step-Up, MS-DOS 6.21 Upgrade, MS-DOS 6.22 Upgrade, or MS-DOS 6.22 Step-Up.
Filename Description
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IO.SYS (hidden) MS-DOS system file
MSDOS.SYS (hidden) MS-DOS system file
DBLSPACE.BIN (hidden) MS-DOS system file (MS-DOS 6.x only)
DRVSPACE.BIN*(hidden) MS-DOS system file (MS-DOS 6.22 only)
COMMAND.COM MS-DOS system file
AUTOEXEC.BAT Starts Uninstall
UNINSTAL.EXE Uninstall program
SETUP.INI Binary data file for Uninstall (MS-DOS 5 only)
DOSSETUP.INI Binary data file for Uninstall (MS-DOS 6.x only)
UPDATE.INI Binary data file for Uninstall (MS-DOS 6.2 and
6.22 Step-Up only)
GLOBAL.DAT Data structure needed by Uninstall
BIOS.OLD Original IO.SYS file (optional)
DOS.OLD Original MSDOS.SYS file (optional)
COMMAND.DAT Original COMMAND.COM file (optional)
AUTOEXEC.DAT Original AUTOEXEC.BAT file (optional)
CONFIG.DAT Original CONFIG.SYS file (optional)
WINA20.386 Original WINA20.386 file (optional)
MBOOT0.DAT Original master boot record on first
physical hard drive
PBOOT.DAT Original boot record on boot partition
BPB0.DAT Partition and boot record information from
first physical hard drive
MBOOT1.DAT Original master boot record on second
physical hard drive (optional)
BPB1.DAT Partition and boot record information from
second physical hard drive (optional)
ROOT.DAT Original root directory from boot partition
FAT.DAT Original file allocation table from boot
partition
DBLSPBIN.HST** Original DBLSPACE.BIN file (host drive)
DBLSPINI.HST*** Original DBLSPACE.INI file (host drive)
DRVSPBIN.HST**** Original DRVSPACE.BIN file (host drive)
DRVSPINI.HST**** Original DRVSPACE.INI file (host drive)
* This file is present when you install MS-DOS 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, or 6.22 over
MS-DOS 6.x and you are using DoubleSpace.
** This file is present when you install MS-DOS 6.22 over MS-DOS 6.22 and you
are using DriveSpace.
*** This file is present when you install MS-DOS 6.22 over a previous copy of
MS-DOS 6.0 or 6.20 and you are using DoubleSpace.
**** This file is present when you install MS-DOS 6.22 over a previous copy of
MS-DOS 6.22 and you are using DriveSpace.
Additional query words: 5 6 5.00 6.00 double space dblspace 6.20 step up 5.00a drive
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Keywords :
Technology : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS500a
Version : MS-DOS:5.0,5.0a,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
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