Q75133: Installing MS-DOS Upgrade on a Texas Instruments Model 12

Article: Q75133
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): msdos
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you install the Microsoft MS-DOS 5 or later Upgrade on the Texas
Instrument Model 12, your machine may not start successfully from the hard disk.

WORKAROUND
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To successfully install MS-DOS version 5.0 or later on this system, Texas
Instruments recommends you enter the following at the drive C command prompt:

  " makeboot 0/u " (without the quotation marks)

This command will uninstall the ROM Disk version 3.3 in the Model 12 and allow
the MS-DOS 5.0 or later upgrade to successfully install.


STATUS
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The product included here is manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft;
we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance
or reliability.

Additional query words: 6.22 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20 3rdparty

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Keywords          : msdos 
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS500a
Version           : MS-DOS:5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22

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