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Q96518: Differences Between DOSSHELL.INI in MS-DOS Versions 5 and 6

Article: Q96518
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 23-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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This article discusses the differences between the DOSSHELL.INI file in MS-DOS
versions 5.0 and 6.0.

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The DOSSHELL.INI file in MS-DOS 6.0 does not contain references to the MS-DOS
5.0 BACKUP and RESTORE commands.

Since Setup doesn't update a existing DOSSHELL.INI file, the existing references
to Backup Fixed Disk and Restore Fixed Disk are not updated. BACKUP.EXE is
copied to the OLD_DOS directory so that the Backup Fixed Disk option no longer
works. You can either copy the MS-DOS 5.0 BACKUP command (BACKUP.COM) to the DOS
directory or modify the Backup Fixed Disk properties to reference the new backup
program, Microsoft Backup (MSBACKUP.EXE).

If you don't have an existing DOSSHELL.INI file, Setup creates a new one with the
following default items:

  Main Menu
  ---------
  Command Prompt
  Editor
  MS-DOS QBasic
  Disk Utilities Menu
  -------------------
  MS Anti-Virus
  MS Backup
  Quick Format
  Format
  Undelete

Setup leaves the RESTORE command (RESTORE.EXE) from MS-DOS 5.0 in the DOS
directory even though it does not appear as an item in MS-DOS 6 Shell. The
BACKUP command (BACKUP.EXE) from MS-DOS 5.0 is available on the supplemental
disk or in the OLD_DOS directory as described above.

To replace your existing DOSSHELL.INI file, you can expand the appropriate .IN_
file from the original MS-DOS 6 Upgrade disks. For example, if you have an EGA
or VGA video display card, expand EGA.IN_ from the MS-DOS 6 Upgrade disks (Disk
2 of the 1.2-megabyte (MB) set or Disk 1 of the 1.44-MB set). For example, if
you insert the Setup disk in drive A, you would type the following command:

  " expand a:ega.in_ c:\dos\dosshell.ini" (without the quotation marks)

If the new utilities made available by the MS-DOS 6.0 DOSSHELL.INI file are not
installed, you must install them using the SETUP command with the /E parameter.

Additional query words: 6.00

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0

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