DOCUMENT:Q97489  21-NOV-1999  [msdos]
TITLE   :MS-DOS Err Msg: Error Updating Version Table in MSDOS.SYS
PRODUCT :Microsoft Disk Operating System
PROD/VER:MS-DOS:6.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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You may receive the following error message when you install MS-DOS 6 Upgrade:

   Error updating version table in MSDOS.SYS

CAUSE
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This error occurs if Setup cannot read the SETVER.EXE file in your DOS
directory.

To work around this problem, rename the current SETVER.EXE file, and then install
MS-DOS 6 Upgrade. For example, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt
and then press ENTER:

   " ren c:\dos\setver.exe setver.old " (without the quotation marks)

Additional query words: 6.00

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Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0

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