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Q95634: Manual Installation Err Msg: Incompatible Partition

Article: Q95634
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: 21-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 attempt to perform a manual installation of MS-DOS Upgrade, using the
"You need to install MS-DOS manually" procedure in Diagnosing and Solving
Problems, step 3 says to use the SETUP /Q command. However, if Setup detects you
have a special master boot record (MBR) or an incompatible partition, Setup
displays the "Incompatible partition" screen.

WORKAROUND
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If you have one of the following drives and you receive this error message, run
setup with the /U and /Q switches (for example, A:SETUP /U /Q).

- Priam

- Everex

- SpeedStor Bootall

- Micro House DrivePro

If you use SETUP /I without the /U switch, you will continue to receive the error
message.

NOTE: This information was inadvertently omitted from an early printing of the
User's Guide; the omission was corrected in subsequent printings.

Installing the Optional Programs
--------------------------------

If you attempt to install the optional programs at a later date, you should also
use the /U switch. For example:

  setup /u /e

Setup Syntax
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/E Installs Windows and MS-DOS optional programs. /Q Copies MS-DOS files to a
hard disk. /U Installs MS-DOS even if Setup detects disk partitions that might
be incompatible with MS-DOS 6.x.

For more information of Setup switches, insert MS-DOS 6.x Upgrade Setup Disk 1 in
one of your floppy disk drives, change to that drive at the MS-DOS command
prompt and type "SETUP /?" (without the quotation marks).

Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 docerr 6.20

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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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