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Q98485: Using Windows and MS-DOS 5 Upgrade After Installing MS-DOS 6.x

Article: Q98485
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
Version(s): ; MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 15-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 3.1 
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 5.0 
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21 
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SYMPTOMS
========

After you upgrade to MS-DOS 6.0 or later, you may have trouble reinstalling
Windows from your Windows and MS-DOS 5.0 Upgrade disks. If you need to reinstall
Windows at a later date, the Setup program will look for MS-DOS 5.0 or earlier
and may attempt to reinstall MS-DOS 5.0.

CAUSE
=====

After you install MS-DOS 6 Upgrade, the Setup program on the Windows and MS-DOS
5.0 Upgrade disks may attempt to install MS-DOS 5.0. If you run Setup from Disk
1 of the Windows and MS-DOS 5.0 for IBM PS/2 package, you receive the following
message:

  Insert Disk 1 and press CTRL+ALT+DEL

If you follow the instructions in this message, Setup attempts to install MS-DOS
5.0. If you are using the Windows and MS-DOS 5.0 Upgrade package, you receive
the following message:

  Cannot identify your version of DOS. Press Enter to exit Setup.

WORKAROUND
==========

To install only Windows from either the Windows and MS-DOS 5.0 for IBM PS/2
package or Windows and MS-DOS 5.0 Upgrade package, use the following steps:

1. Place Disk 3 in drive A or drive B.

2. Change to that drive by typing "A:" (without the quotation marks) or "B:"
  (without the quotation marks) and pressing ENTER.

3. For a normal Windows setup, type "winsetup" (without the quotation marks) and
  then press ENTER. For an administrative setup on the network, type "winsetup
  /a" (without the quotation marks) and then press ENTER.

Note: All setup switches apply, but be sure you type "winsetup" (without the
quotation marks) rather than "setup."

Additional query words: "Windows setup only" 3.10 6.00

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS500
Version           : :; MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21

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