MS-DOS 5.00 build 224

MS-DOS 5.00 build 224 is the earliest available build of MS-DOS 5. It was uploaded by The Blademan to The WaREZ HouZE Super System BBS on 18 July 1990, where it was mislabeled as build 2.24.
==DOS5BETA.DOC==
Dos 5.0 v2.24 Beta by Microsoft by the Blademan 
Leeched from the WaREZ HouZE Super System! (???) PRI-VATE
Fully checked out, everything installs and runs fine. Here's the disk
breakdown:
ZIP: Disk Name:
DOS50-00.ZIP INSTALL 1 720K 3 1/2 Version - use Teledisk 2.0 to restore
DOS50-01.ZIP INSTALL 1 1.2meg 5 1/4 version - use Teledisk 2.0 to restore
DOS50-02.ZIP INSTALL 2 restore to any size disk, use -d -$ Pkzip 1.10
DOS50-03.ZIP INSTALL 3 restore to any size disk, use -d -$ Pkzip 1.10
DOS50-04.ZIP HARDWARE COMPATIBILITY TEST DISK - use -d -$ Pkzip 1.10
DOS50-05.ZIP UPGRADE restore to any size disk, use -d -$ Pkzip 1.10
DOS50-06.ZIP STARTUP 1.2meg 5 1/4 version - use Teledisk 2.0 to restore
DOS50-07.ZIP SHELL restore to any size disk, use -d -$ Pkzip 1.10
DOS50-08.ZIP BASIC 1 restore to any size disk, use -d -$ Pkzip 1.10
GETTING STARTED - INSTALLING DOS ON A NEW SYSTEM:
If you don't have DOS installed on your hard drive, then boot off of either
disk INSTALL 1 disk, then follow the prompts. If you have another version
of DOS on your drive, it will tell you that you can't install DOS 5.0, and
you can make a working copy on floppies. Thats what disks STARTUP, SHELL &
BASIC 1 are. It will save you some time this way. You don't get the fancy
Windows like shell, just the >prompt this way. 
IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER VERSION OF DOS ALREADY INSTALLED:
If you want to install DOS 5.0 on your hard drive and you already have another
version of DOS installed, then use the UPGRADE disk. Put it in drive A: and
type install, it will prompt you to backup your hard drive first, even will
calculate the number of disks. You can bypass the backup and install it. It
will install the full blow version of the shell enviroment this time.
This version exploits the memory on a 286/386 based machine between 640 and
1 meg. It loads DOS there, leaves you with around 630k free (at least it
did on my machine) Also, they now include Quick Basic instead of GW-Basic.
The program called SNOOPY.EXE is a system "what you have" gives a report
on what's insatlled on your machine. 
Disk 4 Hardware Compatiblity Test is a series of tests, not required for
to install or operate DOS 5.0, just a bonus.
These notes typed by the Blademan & The WaREZ HouZE Super System....if you
download it from here, you can be sure it runs...no lame warez. Call soon!
==New features and changes==
This is the first build to support the /r parameter for the VER command which shows if DOS is running low or in High Memory Area.
==Gallery==
MS-DOS-5-224-SetupSettings.png|Setup settings
MS-DOS-5-224-DateTime.png|Date/Time setup
MS-DOS-5-224-Country.png|Country setup
MS-DOS-5-224-KeyboardLanguage.png|Keyboard language setup
MS-DOS-5-224-InstallTo.png|Install to
MS-DOS-5-224-Options.png|Setup options
MS-DOS-5-224-InstallDirectory.png|Setup directory
MS-DOS-5-224-ShellSetup.png|Shell setup
MS-DOS-5-224-MSMouse.png|Microsoft Mouse setup
MS-DOS-5-224-Setup4.png|Setup (4%)
MS-DOS-5-224-Disk2.png|Insert Disk 2 Prompt
MS-DOS-5-224-Disk3.png|Insert Disk 3 Prompt
MS-DOS-5-224-SetupComplete.png|Setup complete
MS-DOS-5-224-Shell.png|DOS shell
MS-DOS-5-224-ShellFileMenu.png|DOS Shell - File menu
MS-DOS-5-224-ShellHelpMenu.png|DOS Shell - Help menu
MS-DOS-5-224-ContextSensitiveHelp.png|DOS Shell - context sensitive help
MS-DOS-5-224-ShellColors.png|DOS Shell - Color configuration
MS-DOS-5-224-ShellFileManager.png|DOS Shell - file manager
MS-DOS-5-224-ShellUtilities.png|DOS Shell - utilities
MS-DOS-5-224-ShellDate.png|DOS Shell - set date
MS-DOS-5-224-ShellTime.png|DOS Shell - set time
MS-DOS-5-224-ShellDiskCopy.png|DOS Shell - disk copy
MS-DOS-5-224-ShellDiskCompare.png|DOS Shell - disk compare
MS-DOS-5-224-ShellBackupFixedDisk.png|DOS Shell - backup fixed disk
MS-DOS-5-224-ShellRestoreFixedDisk.png|DOS Shell - restore fixed disk
MS-DOS-5-224-ShellFormat.png|DOS Shell - format
MS-DOS-5-224-ShellQBasic.png|DOS Shell - Quick Basic
MS-DOS-5-224-ShellEdit.png|DOS Shell - Editor
MS-DOS-5-224-Dir.png|Dir command
MS-DOS-5-224-EchoRemTest.png|Echo and rem test
MS-DOS-5-224-Tree.png|Tree command
MS-DOS-5-224-WelcomeMSEdit.png|Microsoft Edit - Welcome
MS-DOS-5-224-EditSurvivalGuide.png|Microsoft Edit - Survival Guide
MS-DOS-5-224-AboutMsEdit.png|Microsoft Edit - About
MS-DOS-5-224-WelcomeQBasic.png|Microsoft QBasic - Welcome
MS-DOS-5-224-QBasicSurvivalGuide.png|Microsoft QBasic - Survival Guide
MS-DOS-5-224-AboutQBasic.png|Microsoft QBasic - About
MS-DOS-5-224-CastlesBAS.png|Castles.BAS - welcome
MS-DOS-5-224-CastlesBAS2.png|Castles.BAS - gameplay
MS-DOS-5-224-MoneyBAS.png|Money.BAS - welcome
MS-DOS-5-224-MoneyBAS2.png|Money.BAS - management
MS-DOS-5-224-NibblesBAS.png|Nibbles.BAS - welcome
MS-DOS-5-224-NibblesBAS2.png|Nibbles.BAS - gameplay
MS-DOS-5-224-RemLineBAS.png|RemLine.BAS
MS-DOS-5-224-ReversiBAS.png|Reversi.BAS - gameplay
MS-DOS-5-224-SortingDemoBAS.png|SortingDemo.BAS
Category:MS-DOS 5 builds