Q120768: Disks Created by MS-DOS 6.22 Upgrade and Step-Up Setup /F

Article: Q120768
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.22
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Last Modified: 18-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.22 
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SUMMARY
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With MS-DOS 6.22 Upgrade or MS-DOS 6.22 Step-Up, you can create a single startup
floppy disk for drive A by using the /F parameter. The contents of this disk
vary based on the destination disk capacity.

NOTE: MS-DOS 6.22 Upgrade and MS-DOS 6.22 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 6.22 Upgrade SETUP /F
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When you run MS-DOS 6.22 Upgrade SETUP /F, it creates a bootable floppy disk with
the following files:

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

  IO.SYS           SHR            X               X
  MSDOS.SYS        SHR            X               X
  COMMAND.COM        R            X               X
  DRVSPACE.BIN     SHR            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
  EDIT.COM        A                               X
  QBASIC.EXE      A                               X
  SCANDISK.EXE    A                               X
  XCOPY.EXE       A                               X
  DRVSPACE.EXE    A                               X
  MSD.EXE         A                               X
  UNDELETE.EXE    A                               X

Floppy Disk Contents for MS-DOS 6.22 Step-Up SETUP /F
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When you run MS-DOS 6.22 Step-Up SETUP /F, it creates a bootable floppy disk with
the following files:

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

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

NOTE: When using the 1.44 MB 3.5-inch MS-DOS 6.22 Step-Up disks to create a
startup disk on a 360K floppy, you receive the following error message:

  SETUP ERROR DETECTED

  The following disk error was detected.
  The listed file was not copied.

  Error writing --> scandisk.exe

  To continue, press ENTER.

If you press the ENTER key, the startup disk is created; however, it will contain
the following files only:

                          File
  Filename    Attributes
  ----------------------
  IO.SYS           SHR
  MSDOS.SYS        SHR
  COMMAND.COM        R
  DRVSPACE.EXE    A

NOTE: This problem does not occur when using the 1.2 MB 5.25-inch MS-DOS 6.22
Step-Up disks.

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: floppy diskette stepup

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS622
Version           : MS-DOS:6.22

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