MS-DOS 5.0 or Later May Require a ROM BIOS Upgrade (78597)
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 Q78597
SUMMARY
You may need to upgrade your computer ROM BIOS before installing MS-DOS 5.0
or later. The reasons vary from machine to machine, but they typically
involve a bug or incompatibility in the existing ROM BIOS. In such cases,
your previous MS-DOS version works because that version works around the
bug (usually in OEM specific versions of MS-DOS) or because the previous
version of MS-DOS did not require the functionality that is missing or
incompatible.
| Modification Type: |
Major |
Last Reviewed: |
5/12/2003 |
| Keywords: |
KB78597 |
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