NT Creates MSDOS.SYS and IO.SYS Files on IBM PC-DOS Machines

 Last reviewed: May 8, 1997
Article ID: Q102412

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

On IBM PC-DOS machines, Microsoft Windows NT creates MSDOS.SYS and IO.SYS ghost files.

These files are created so that setup programs that look for these files don't perform an incorrect installation when they are not found.

Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords : kbbug3.10 kbsetup ntfilesys
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: May 8, 1997
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