Article: Q96061
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
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Last Modified: 22-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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When you use the SYS command (SYS.COM) to transfer the MS-DOS startup file to
another disk and COMMAND.COM is not in the root directory of your startup drive,
you receive the following error message:
Could not copy COMMAND.COM onto target disk
CAUSE
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Even if the COMSPEC environment variable and the SHELL= statement in the
CONFIG.SYS file point to COMMAND.COM in a different directory, SYS.COM still
looks for COMMAND.COM in the root directory of the startup drive.
WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, copy COMMAND.COM to the root directory of your
startup drive (see your MS-DOS manual for information about copying files).
Then, set the read-only attribute with the ATTRIB command. For example, type the
following at the MS-DOS command prompt and press ENTER:
" attrib +r command.com " (without the quotation marks)
Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 6.20 SYS COMMAND COMSPEC SHELL boot err msg
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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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