Article: Q77426
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.0
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Last Modified: 22-NOV-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 5.0
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One common cause of the Setup error message
An error occurred while reading or writing to Drive C:
when running Setup with the /F switch is that the system's hard disk is
partitioned but not formatted.
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If the system's hard disk is formatted and partitioned, Setup /F will work
correctly. If the hard disk on the system is not partitioned, Setup /F will also
work.
However, if the hard disk is partitioned but not formatted, Setup /F will report
the "An error occurred while reading or writing to drive C:" error message. You
then have the option to "Try operation again" or "Fail the operation." In most
cases, if you fail the operation several times in a row, it will setup to floppy
disks anyway. If not, you must either format the hard disk or remove the
partitions.
Additional query words: 5.00
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Technology : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS500
Version : MS-DOS:5.0
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