Q96626: Uninstall Does Not Remove DEFAULT.*, DOSBACK.* and .INI Files

Article: Q96626
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0
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Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 22-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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If you uninstall MS-DOS 6 Upgrade, the DEFAULT.* and DOSBACK.* files are not
removed from the DOS directory.

All files installed by Setup are removed by Uninstall. DEFAULT.*, DOSBACK.*, and
any .INI files created by optional utilities are not removed.

Additional query words: 6.00

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Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0

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