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Q96333: MS Backup Err Msg: File Is Not a Setup File…

Article: Q96333
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.22
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 versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.22 
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SYMPTOMS
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You may receive the following error message when you start Microsoft Backup for
Windows on an NEC portable:

  File is not a setup file C:\DOS\DEFAULT.SET

CAUSE
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The following two conditions cause this error:

- NEC BIOS creates a DEFAULT.SET file in the DOS directory when the battery
  starts running low.

- The DEFAULT.SET file in the DOS directory is corrupt.

WORKAROUND
==========

To work around this problem, delete or rename the DEFAULT.SET file, and then
restart Microsoft Backup for Windows.

Additional query words: 6.00 mwbackup 6.20

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

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