MS Backup Err Msg: File Is Not a Setup File... (96333)



The information in this article applies to:
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22

This article was previously published under Q96333

SYMPTOMS

You may receive the following error message when you start Microsoft Backup for Windows on an NEC portable:

File is not a setup file C:\DOS\DEFAULT.SET

CAUSE

The following two conditions cause this error:
    NEC BIOS creates a DEFAULT.SET file in the DOS directory when the battery starts running low.
    The DEFAULT.SET file in the DOS directory is corrupt.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, delete or rename the DEFAULT.SET file, and then restart Microsoft Backup for Windows.

Modification Type: Major Last Reviewed: 11/22/1999
Keywords: KB96333