MS-DOS: Uninstalling After Moving the OLD_DOS Directory (71535)


The information in this article applies to:
    • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
    • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0a
    • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
    • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
    • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
    • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q71535

SUMMARY

If you would like to free up disk space in your root directory, you can move the OLD_DOS directory to another drive or to a floppy disk(s), and later, you can restore your previous version of MS-DOS by copying the directory back and using UNINSTALL.

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The procedure is as follows:

    • Move the OLD_DOS directory by doing the following:

      • Copy or back up the OLD_DOS.X directory and its files to another drive or to a floppy disk(s). If copying to floppy disk(s), you may need more than one disk, depending on the OLD_DOS directory size and the floppy disk type. Make sure to note the name of the directory; you will need to know this when uninstalling.
      • Delete the OLD_DOS directory and its files.

    • Uninstall to a previous DOS version by doing the following:

      • Copy or restore the OLD_DOS.X directory and its files to the root directory of the boot drive, making sure to name the directory the same as the OLD_DOS.X directory deleted.
      • Uninstall
Modification Type: Major Last Reviewed: 5/12/2003
Keywords: KB71535
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