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Q105828: Disks Created by MS-DOS 6.2 Upgrade and Step-Up Setup /F

Article: Q105828
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 18-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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With MS-DOS 6.2 Upgrade or MS-DOS 6.2 Step-Up, you can create a single startup
floppy disk for drive A by using the /F parameter. The contents of the disk vary
based on the destination disk capacity.

NOTE: MS-DOS 6.2 Upgrade and MS-DOS Step-Up do not have the ability to install
the complete operating system (with all programs) to floppy disks.

MORE INFORMATION
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Floppy Disk Contents for MS-DOS 6.2 Upgrade SETUP /F
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When you run MS-DOS 6.2 Upgrade SETUP /F, it creates a bootable floppy disk with
the following files:

                     File
  Filename    Attributes              Disk Size
  -------------------------------------------------------

                              360K/720K      1.2MB/1.44MB
                             (5.25"/3.5")    (5.25"/3.5")

  DBLSPACE.BIN     SHR            X               X
  IO.SYS           SHR            X               X
  MSDOS.SYS        SHR            X               X
  COMMAND.COM        R            X               X
  ATTRIB.EXE      A               X               X
  CHKDSK.EXE      A               X               X
  DEBUG.EXE       A               X               X
  EXPAND.EXE      A               X               X
  FDISK.EXE       A               X               X
  FORMAT.COM      A               X               X
  MEM.EXE         A               X               X
  SYS.COM         A               X               X
  DBLSPACE.EXE    A                               X
  EDIT.COM        A                               X
  MSD.COM         A                               X
  MSD.EXE         A                               X
  QBASIC.EXE      A                               X
  SCANDISK.EXE    A                               X
  UNDELETE.EXE    A                               X
  XCOPY.EXE       A                               X

Floppy Disk Contents for MS-DOS 6.2 Step-Up SETUP /F
----------------------------------------------------

When you run MS-DOS 6.2 Step-Up SETUP /F, it creates a bootable floppy disk with
the following files:

                  File
  Filename    Attributes              Disk Size
  -------------------------------------------------------

                              360K/720K      1.2MB/1.44MB
                             (5.25"/3.5")    (5.25"/3.5")

  DBLSPACE.BIN     SHR            X              X
  IO.SYS           SHR            X              X
  MSDOS.SYS        SHR            X              X
  COMMAND.COM        R            X              X
  DBLSPACE.EXE    A                              X
  SCANDISK.EXE    A               X              X

Additional query words: 6.20 floppy diskette dosdir stepup inch

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

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