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Q99746: MS-DOS Upgrade May Not Find AUTOEXEC.BAT If You Use 4DOS

Article: Q99746
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: 21-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 you are using 4DOS as your command interpreter and your AUTOEXEC.BAT file is
not in the root directory, MS-DOS 6 or 6.2 Upgrade Setup cannot find
AUTOEXEC.BAT. Setup can find your AUTOEXEC.BAT file only if it is located in
your root directory.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, move your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to the root directory
before you install MS-DOS 6 Upgrade. If you have already upgraded to MS-DOS 6,
edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file (created by Setup) in the root directory and add the
information from your old AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 6.20 SHELL line command command.com dos dir

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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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