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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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