FORMAT /S and SYS Copy Invalid System File with 4DOS or NDOS (111531)
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 Q111531
SYMPTOMS
After you use the MS-DOS FORMAT /S or SYS command to create a system disk,
you receive the following error message when you try to use that disk to
start your system:
Bad or Missing Command Interpreter
Enter correct name of Command Interpreter (e.g., C:\COMMAND.COM)
CAUSE
This error occurs if JP Software's 4DOS.COM, Symantec's NDOS.COM, or
another third-party replacement for MS-DOS COMMAND.COM was loaded as the
command interpreter at the time you created the system disk. The FORMAT /S
and SYS commands copy the file currently specified in the COMSPEC
environment (for example, NDOS.COM or 4DOS.COM) to the system disk being
created as "COMMAND.COM."
RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, replace the third-party shell, NDOS.COM or
4DOS.COM, with MS-DOS COMMAND.COM, then transfer the system files to the
disk again using the MS-DOS FORMAT /S or SYS command.
MORE INFORMATION
The products NDOS and 4DOS are manufactured by vendors independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these
products' performance or reliability.
Modification Type: |
Major |
Last Reviewed: |
5/6/2003 |
Keywords: |
KB111531 |
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