Re: adding ms-dos to boot.ini

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i have a Windows 98SE CD how do i take DOS7 off of it?
"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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DOS6 needs about 6 MBytes. However, you should
get DOS7 (which is the version that ships with Win98).
It can recognise FAT32 partitions. DOS6 can only
deal with FAT16 partitions which (AFAIR) are limited
to 2 GBytes.

If you really insist on doing this then you should create
a FAT/FAT32 partition of not less than 1 GByte.

Furthermore, if you want to be safe rather than sorry,
try the whole thing on an old 2 GByte disk. I'm sure
your computer dealer uses one somewhere as a paper
weight.


"Steven Wabik" <Stevenw45@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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DOS.....i spelled it wrong.....
so how many MB do i need in FAT to run dos?
wordstar is a word processor for dos.....forget about wordstar.
"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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i'll just split the partition then. how much MB do you think i should
convrt
to FAT so that i can run DOD and word star?

What's "DOD"?

I don't know how much disk space Wordstar requires -
better check a Wordstar newsgroup or the Wordstar FAQs.

Before you split your disk, pay attention to a few things:
- Back up your data first. Accidents to happen with partition
managers.
- The FAT partition must be your first and active partition.
- If you wish to retain your existing installation then you
must make sure that its system drive letter remains C:

And lastly . . . installing a multi-boot system in order to
run an unknown DOS-based word processor appears
to be a case of the tail wagging the dog. It's a high-risk
course with questionable benefits.


"Steven Wabik" <Stevenw45@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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i'll just split the partition then. how much MB do you think i should
convrt
to FAT so that i can run DOD and word star?
"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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It seems you need to become aware a few of things:
- There are two types of partitions for Microsoft OSs:
FAT and NTFS.
- WinXP can work either with FAT or with NTFS partitions.
- DOS cannot work with NTFS partitions.
- Most PCs have only NTFS partitions.
- Adding a DOS boot line to boot.ini is perfectly useless
unless your boot partition is FAT and has the required
DOS boot files.

To illustrate the point, boot your machine with a Win98 boot
disk from www.bootdisk.com. It gives you a DOS boot
but chances are you won't be able to access the hard disk.


"Steven Wabik" <Stevenw45@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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NTFS. y?
will you just tell me how to add ms-dos to boot.ini so that i can
boot
in
dos.

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Steven Wabik" <Stevenw45@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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how do i add ms-dos to boot.ini?



What types of partitions do you have on your hard disk?
FAT? FAT32? NTFS? Which one is your boot partition?
















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