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Subject: Installing DOS 6.22

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Name: compuwizard
Date: February 29, 2008 at 19:28:47 Pacific
Subject: Installing DOS 6.22
OS: DOS 6.22
CPU/Ram: 486 4mb ram
Model/Manufacturer: 486

Comment:

Hello,
I am trying to install DOS 6.22 onto a 486. I downloaded DOS 6.22 from Microsoft. When I open the downloaded and it expanded into several different files. I put the .bat and .exe files onto two seperate disks. When I put the disk into my computer however, it only sits at the A:. Can anyone tell me if there are commands you have to type to perform the install or if you don't have to type what do you have to do to install the OS?

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Response Number 1

Name: Fist (by fmwap)
Date: February 29, 2008 at 19:42:24 Pacific
Subject: Installing DOS 6.22

Reply: (edit)

wow, it's been a while...uhm
I think
format /s c:
will do it
of course, you need format.exe on ur floppy too, might need fdisk if it's unpartitioned.

...Acutally, I probably don't know what I"m talking about, hehehe. There's no setup.bat or install or setup.exe or anything?!...if you can't find one, then do the above...

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Response Number 2

Name: DAVEINCAPS
Date: February 29, 2008 at 20:00:02 Pacific
Subject: Installing DOS 6.22

Reply: (edit)

You downloaded it?. . . from microsoft? Post back the link and we can take a look at whatever it is you downloaded.

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Response Number 3

Name: Mike Newcomb
Date: February 29, 2008 at 20:14:40 Pacific
Subject: Installing DOS 6.22

Reply: (edit)

Dear Mr Wizard - it is unlikely what you have downloaded is complete.
Normally dos 6.22 comes on three floppies.
The first is bootable and contains a batch file that runs the install process. This process may includes formatting the hdd.
Sometimes this formatting is optional.
Sometimes the install batch file has to be started manually.
The reason it is just sitting there, may be that the bios is not set to boot from the floppy drive and/or it looks at the hdd and there is already a o/s there.
Advise how you get on.
Good Luck - Keep us posted.

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Response Number 4

Name: Bakers
Date: February 29, 2008 at 22:44:48 Pacific
Subject: Installing DOS 6.22

Reply: (edit)

On the Microsoft Website is the the "Upgrade to MS-DOS 6.22" and the "MS-DOS 6.22 Optional 4th Floppy"
This is licensed software and needs to be purchased, M$ do not give it away.....

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Response Number 5

Name: worldlibrary
Date: March 1, 2008 at 19:39:58 Pacific
Subject: Installing DOS 6.22

Reply: (edit)

Yes I too was going to say there are 4 disk.
I honestly don't know if microsoft has dropped 6.22. Disk 1 should have Setup.exe or bat on it....and will tell you when to put in disk 2, 3 and 4 if present.

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Response Number 6

Name: Dan Penny
Date: April 7, 2008 at 20:58:44 Pacific
Subject: Installing DOS 6.22

Reply: (edit)

(Over a month late but,,,,)
This is what should be on the MSDOS 6.22 O/S Installation floppy media - first disk; (NOTE the SETUP.EXE file. This is what is run to install 6.22)
Directory of I:\DOS Versions\DOS622\DISK 1
03/24/2006 03:40 PM <DIR> .
03/24/2006 03:40 PM <DIR> ..
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 11,208 ATTRIB.EXE
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 37 AUTOEXEC.BAT
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 12,241 CHKDSK.EXE
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 54,645 COMMAND.COM
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 13 CONFIG.SYS
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 26,936 COUNTRY.SYS
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 5,241 COUNTRY.TX_
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 15,718 DEBUG.EXE
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 79,065 DEFRAG.EXE
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 4,284 DEFRAG.HL_
04/07/2008 09:53 PM 0 disk1dir.txt
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 3,114 DOSSETUP.INI
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 66,294 DRVSPACE.BIN
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 413 EDIT.COM
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 18,340 EGA.CP_
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 19,049 EGA2.CP_
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 15,558 EGA3.CP_
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 50,058 EMM386.EX_
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 16,129 EXPAND.EXE
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 29,336 FDISK.EXE
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 22,974 FORMAT.COM
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 40,774 IO.SYS
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 15,240 ISO.CP_
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 15,750 KEYB.COM
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 34,598 KEYBOARD.SYS
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 11,759 KEYBRD2.SY_
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 19,512 MEM.EX_
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 25,361 MSCDEX.EXE
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 38,138 MSDOS.SYS
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 17,465 NETWORKS.TXT
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 7,036 NLSFUNC.EXE
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 6,237 PACKING.LST
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 194,309 QBASIC.EXE
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 60,646 README.TXT
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 12,835 REPLACE.EX_
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 23,380 RESTORE.EX_
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 124,262 SCANDISK.EXE
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 6,920 SCANDISK.INI
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 72,842 SETUP.EXE
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 1,830 SETUP.MSG
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 9,432 SYS.COM
05/31/1994 06:22 AM 11,093 XCOPY.EX_
42 File(s) 1,200,072 bytes
2 Dir(s) 2,822,676,480 bytes free
If you have the Upgrade files, I see basically the same. However there is a BUSETUP.EXE, and this is what should be run to install the O/S;
Directory of I:\DOS Versions\DOS620\Upgrade Disks\Disk 1
03/24/2006 03:40 PM <DIR> .
03/24/2006 03:40 PM <DIR> ..
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 6,260 ANSI.SY_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 7,467 APPEND.EX_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 11,208 ATTRIB.EXE
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 38 AUTOEXEC.BAT
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 73,544 BUSETUP.EXE
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 12,241 CHKDSK.EXE
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 54,619 COMMAND.COM
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 13 CONFIG.SYS
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 19,546 COUNTRY.SYS
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 64,246 DBLSPACE.BIN
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 4,205 DBLWIN.HL_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 15,718 DEBUG.EXE
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 79,177 DEFRAG.EXE
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 4,284 DEFRAG.HL_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 7,249 DELTREE.EX_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 6,762 DISKCOMP.CO_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 8,306 DISKCOPY.CO_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 9,797 DISPLAY.SY_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 2,492 DOSHELP.HL_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 4,213 DOSKEY.CO_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 14,316 DOSSETUP.INI
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 4,030 DRIVER.SY_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 413 EDIT.COM
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 16,129 EXPAND.EXE
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 7,539 FASTHELP.EX_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 7,829 FASTOPEN.EX_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 12,065 FC.EX_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 29,334 FDISK.EXE
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 4,880 FIND.EX_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 22,916 FORMAT.COM
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 11,375 GRAPHICS.CO_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 413 HELP.COM
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 10,064 HIMEM.SY_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 10,720 INTERLNK.EX_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 26,446 INTERSVR.EX_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 40,566 IO.SYS
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 15,750 KEYB.COM
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 34,598 KEYBOARD.SYS
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 19,512 MEM.EX_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 14,899 MODE.CO_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 27,401 MOUSE.CO_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 11,957 MOVE.EX_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 38,138 MSDOS.SYS
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 7,036 NLSFUNC.EXE
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 6,689 PACKING.LST
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 5,549 POWER.EX_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 194,309 QBASIC.EXE
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 3,282 RAMDRIVE.SY_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 76,705 README.TXT
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 119,761 SCANDISK.EXE
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 6,470 SCANDISK.INI
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 107,751 SETUP.EXE
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 1,392 SETUP.MSG
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 8,120 SHARE.EX_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 12,740 SUBST.EX_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 9,432 SYS.COM
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 86,310 UNINSTAL.EXE
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 1,289 VFINTD.38_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 2,661 WINA20.38_
09/30/1993 06:20 AM 11,093 XCOPY.EX_
04/07/2008 10:09 PM 0 dirlstd1.txt
61 File(s) 1,433,264 bytes
2 Dir(s) 2,822,676,480 bytes free

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