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Q117484: Disks Created by MS-DOS 6.21 Upgrade SETUP /F

Article: Q117484
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.21
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 22-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.21 
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SUMMARY
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With MS-DOS 6.21 Upgrade, you can create a single startup floppy disk for drive
A by running SETUP /F from MS-DOS Setup Disk 1. The contents of the startup disk
varies based on the target disk capacity.

NOTE: MS-DOS 6.21 Upgrade does 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 SETUP /F:

                File
  Filename    Attributes              Disk Size
  ----------------------------------------------------------
                              360K    720K    1.2MB   1.44MB
                             (5.25") (3.5")  (5.25")  (3.5")

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

Additional query words: floppy diskette dosdir

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621
Version           : MS-DOS:6.21

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