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Q96383: AddStor SSUTIL Utility Reports MS-DOS 6.x as Version 5.0

Article: Q96383
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: 22-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
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SYMPTOMS
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The AddStor compression information utility, SSUTIL, incorrectly reports the
following information about MS-DOS version 6.0:

  VERSION is MS-DOS 5.0
  REPORTED version is 6.0

CAUSE
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SSUTIL looks at the boot record signature to determine the version of MS-DOS. It
then calls the GetMSDOSVersion() function to determine the reported version
number.

Because the boot record signature is the same for MS-DOS 5.0 and MS-DOS 6.0,
SSUTIL incorrectly reports the version number.

NOTE: The incorrect version number detection does not cause any problems or
incompatibilities between MS-DOS 6.x and the AddStor utility.


Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 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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