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MS-DOS 6.21 Err Msg: Setup Cannot Continue. Your Computer...

Article ID: 113601

Article Last Modified on 11/21/1999

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This article was previously published under Q113601

SYMPTOMS

When you install MS-DOS 6.21 Upgrade over IBM PC-DOS version 6.1 (with data- compression installed), Setup displays the following error message:
Setup cannot continue. Your computer has DoubleSpace installed on it.
MS-DOS 6.21 does not support DoubleSpace.

CAUSE

With data compression installed, IBM PC-DOS 6.1 includes the files DBLSPACE.000, DBLSPACE.BIN, and DBLSPACE.INI in root directory of the host drive. As a result, Setup cannot install.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, remove the IBM compression by running SSUNCOMP.EXE and then run MS-DOS 6.21 Upgrade Setup.

Additional query words: 6.21 OEMsetup BUSETUP SETUP err msg

Keywords: KB113601


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