After you install Windows 95 and restart the system, it returns to an
MS-DOS prompt with the following error message:
Incorrect MS-DOS version
Enter the name of Command Interpreter (e.g., C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM)
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This problem can occur if SETVER.EXE is being loaded in the CONFIG.SYS file
and has a setting indicating that COMMAND.COM should look for a version of
MS-DOS earlier than 7.0.
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Boot the system with the Windows 95 Startup disk and do the following:
| 1. | Change to the WINDOWS directory by typing the following:
cd\<Windows 95 directory name>
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| 2. | Rename the SETVER.EXE file by typing the following:
ren setver.exe setver.old
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| 3. | Remove the Windows 95 Startup disk from drive A, then shut down and
restart the system. (Windows 95 loads at this point.)
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| 4. | Click the Start button, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt.
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| 5. | Change to the Windows directory by typing the following:
cd\<Windows 95 directory name>
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| 6. | Rename the SETVER.EXE file again by typing the following:
ren setver.old setver.exe
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| 7. | Remove the COMMAND.COM entry by typing the following:
setver command.com /d
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| 8. | Restart the computer to make the SETVER changes take effect.
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The above procedure allows SETVER to maintain compatibility with existing
MS-DOS-based applications.
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When Windows 95 is installed, the new SETVER.EXE assumes the settings of
the currently loaded SETVER.EXE in an effort to maintain compatibility with
existing MS-DOS-based applications.
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This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.
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