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Q104988: How to Recover from a Failed MS-DOS 6.2 Step-Up Installation

Article: Q104988
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 25-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.2 
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SUMMARY
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If MS-DOS 6.2 Step-Up Setup is interrupted before the update is finished, restart
your computer with your Uninstall disk in drive A, uninstall MS-DOS 6.2, and
then run Step-Up Setup again.

If your Uninstall disk is unavailable for some reason, you can use the following
procedure to work around this problem:

1. Copy all files from the C:\OLD_DOS.1 directory to your original MS-DOS
  directory (typically C:\DOS).

2. Start (boot) your computer from an MS-DOS 6.0 floppy disk.

3. Use the SYS program to transfer the MS-DOS 6.0 system files to drive C (or
  the host drive for C if C is compressed).

4. Run MS-DOS 6.2 Step-Up Setup again.

If Step-Up cannot run because it does not recognize your MS-DOS 6.0 files, you
may have to install MS-DOS 6.0 before you run Step-Up again. For more
information, see section 4 of the MS-DOS 6.2 Step-Up README.NOW file.


Additional query words: 6.20 stepup

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS620
Version           : MS-DOS:6.2

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