MS-DOS 5.0 UNFORMAT.COM Err Msg: Wrong DOS Version

Last reviewed: September 13, 1995
Article ID: Q128336

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you try to run the Microsoft MS-DOS version 5.0 UNFORMAT.COM tool in Windows 95, you receive the following error message:

   Wrong DOS version

You receive this error message even if you are loading SETVER.EXE in the CONFIG.SYS file and have created the appropriate SETVER entry.

CAUSE

The MS-DOS 5.0 UNFORMAT.COM tool finds the true version of the operating system and is not affected by SETVER.EXE. UNFORMAT.COM has a file size of 18,576 bytes and a date of 04-09-91 5:00a.

RESOLUTION

You must use UNFORMAT.COM from MS-DOS version 6.0 or later.

KBCategory: kbinterop kbusage kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: wpp95 win95 diskmem
Additional reference words: 95 msdos

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Last reviewed: September 13, 1995
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