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Q96940: MS-DOS 6 Upgrade Setup Err Msg: Setup Cannot Find the…

Article: Q96940
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: 26-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 your Artisoft LANtastic network server software is running when you try to
install MS-DOS 6 or later Upgrade, you receive one of the following error
messages:

  Setup cannot find a hard disk on your computer

  -or-

  Setup cannot identify your hard disk startup partition
  and therefore cannot install MS-DOS on your hard disk.

CAUSE
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Since LANtastic makes all drives look like network drives, the partition check
shows a DOS partition. However, the local drive check return no local drives.
Setup then displays the error message noted above.

REFERENCES
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For more information on using Artisoft LANtastic with MS-DOS 6.0 and later, see
section 6 of the MS-DOS NETWORKS.TXT file.



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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