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DOS 6.22 Installation
Name: Maha AP Date: December 9, 2001 at 21:55:04 Pacific
Comment:
I need to install DOS in 4G harddisk. I have partitioned 1G for OS as the Primary and remaining as Extended. When I tried to install DOS from a floppy, it reads the floopy and just hangs. No more activity. I just see a blank screen with the cursor blinking.
Please help. Your assistance is very much appreciated.
Name: Red Fur Date: December 10, 2001 at 08:23:36 Pacific
Reply:
I'm assuming you're seeing the "Starting MS-DOS", or whatever it says, to make it get's to the OS startup? I would try another Boot disk. It start DOS, but hangsup. Could be corruption somewere on the floppy. I wouldn't worry about the HDD at this point.
Red
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Response Number 2
Name: keith Date: December 10, 2001 at 13:03:01 Pacific
Reply:
did you format the harddrive after your partition
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Response Number 3
Name: Maha AP Date: December 10, 2001 at 20:18:01 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks guys.
Yes I did format the HDD after partition. Like Red said it could be file corruption since I download that file from the Internet. Let me try to download again.
Thank you very much guys. Keep in touch. Maha
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Response Number 4
Name: Petit Jean Date: March 3, 2002 at 13:04:29 Pacific
Reply:
Install a 16 bits dos on a 16 bits FAT 16 C primary partition set active. A good link if you miss a 16 bits OS.
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