Incorrect DOS Version Error When Using MS-DOS 6.22 PDF

 Last reviewed: April 23, 1997
Article ID: Q134331

The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.0 and 1.1

SYMPTOMS

When you upgrade a Windows for Workgroups client running on MS-DOS versions 5.0 through 6.21 to MS-DOS 6.22 using the supplied package definition file DOS622.PDF, the following error appears: 

   Incorrect DOS version
The error occurs after UPGRD622 or STPUP622 has copied the package source files locally and shuts down Windows for Workgroups in order to start MS-DOS Setup.

CAUSE

The error occurs when OUTSMART.EXE tries to spawn COMMAND.COM and finds the uncompressed new COMMAND.COM from the MS-DOS 6.22 installation files instead of the COMMAND.COM for the version of MS-DOS that is currently installed.

NOTE: OUTSMART.EXE is the MS-DOS-based utility used to start the MS-DOS Setup program.

MORE INFORMATION

The cause of the problem depends on which package command line is used for the 'run command on workstation' job.

If you are using the following command lines, the problem occurs because you are using the MS-DOS 6.22 Upgrade disks as the package source instead of the MS-DOS 6.22 Step-Up disk. 

   Batch Step-Up Win/WFW Client
   Manual Step-Up Win/WFW Client

  • If you are using the following command lines, the problem is occurs because OUTSMART.EXE not switching away from the current directory and therefore finding the wrong copy of COMMAND.COM: 

       Batch Upgrade Win/WFW Client
   Manual Upgrade Win/WFW Client

    WORKAROUNDS

    To work around this problem, create the source directory for the package from the MS-DOS 6.22 Step-Up disks, or create the source directory for the package with the actual MS-DOS 6.22 installation files one subdirectory deep. For example, setup a directory called MSDOS.SRC with a subdirectory called 622. Put the MS-DOS installation files in the MSDOS.SRC\622 directory. Create the package with the MSDOS.SRC directory as the source. This prevents OUTSMART from finding the wrong version of COMMAND.COM because it is no longer in the current directory.

    STATUS

    Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.1. This problem has been corrected in Systems Management Server version 1.2.

    • Additional query words: prodsms
    Keywords : kbbug1.00 kbbug1.10 kbfix1.20 kbinterop smsgeneral
    Version : 1.0 1.1
    Platform : WINDOWS

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    Last reviewed: April 23, 1997
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