Q94333: SETVER Table Entries Are Not Maintained When Upgrading

Article: Q94333
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 26-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you do not install MS-DOS 6 or later Upgrade in the current MS-DOS directory,
your old SETVER entries are not maintained.

CAUSE
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When you install MS-DOS Upgrade, Setup updates the current version table
(maintained in SETVER.EXE). If you install MS-DOS Upgrade in a new directory,
Setup cannot update the old version table.

MORE INFORMATION
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When you install MS-DOS Upgrade to your existing MS-DOS directory, Setup updates
your existing SETVER.EXE version table. When updating SETVER.EXE, Setup does not
overwrite exiting entries, even if the new setver table contains a different
version. For example, if your SETVER.EXE table has a NETX.EXE 5.00 entry, MS-DOS
6.2 Upgrade Setup does not replace it with the new default for NETX.EXE (which
is NETX.EXE 6.00).

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem:

- Update the new SETVER.EXE file, adding the entries that your software
  requires.

-or-

- Uninstall MS-DOS and reinstall MS-DOS Upgrade in the original MS-DOS
  directory.

Additional query words: 6.22 6.20 6.00 5.00

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22

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