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Dos help please
Name: Katrina Date: October 1, 2003 at 10:45:18 Pacific OS: DOS 6.0 CPU/Ram: 256
Comment:
Can someone HELP ME PLEASE??? I have DOS, I need to install Windows on it... I have tried many attempts, and they have all failed. This is my last attempt at this before I quit! At the DOS startup screen I get C:/ if I try to type setup I get access denied. If I try to type setup.exe, I get access denied... I think I need step by step instructions... Can someone with PATIENCE HELP ME PLEASE HELP ME????
Name: Mike Newcomb Date: October 1, 2003 at 11:58:43 Pacific
Reply:
Please advise:-
a) which version of windows you are trying to install
b) what is your pc processor/memory
c) what media, windows is on (e.g. cd or floppy
Good luck - Keep us posted.
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Response Number 2
Name: gary Date: October 1, 2003 at 15:49:37 Pacific
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Be advised that you windows is not compatible with Dos 6. Windows comes with Dos 7.
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Response Number 3
Name: Wengier Date: October 1, 2003 at 17:15:12 Pacific
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Maybe your DOS is not compatible with Windows. You can install MS-DOS 7.10 instead, since it should be fully compatible with almost all versions of Windows, like Win3.x/9x. More information is available here:
http://newdos.yginfo.net/msdos71.htm
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Response Number 4
Name: zeb Date: October 2, 2003 at 11:59:20 Pacific
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if I understand you right you said at the c prompt you type setup.if this is the case you need to be at the a:\ prompt then type setup, that is if installing from floppy disks.if you'll installing from a cd then you need to type setup at the cd-rom prompt.boot pc with a boot disk that has the cd-rom drivers on it.get one from www.bootdisk.com let us know what os that you want to install.
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Response Number 5
Name: Katrina Date: October 2, 2003 at 15:54:23 Pacific
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Everyone! At the DOS start up screen it says C:/ if I try to run A:/ is says not ready reading A:/ with options to Abort, Fail, Retry... Any help would be great!
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Response Number 6
Name: Maybe Date: October 2, 2003 at 18:04:22 Pacific
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Wth Dos.6 you can install Win.3.x and that might not work with a 286. You also might not have enough Ram - minimum 8mb required for W.98. Whatever you decide to do Good Luck.
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Response Number 7
Name: Miskva Date: October 3, 2003 at 02:02:18 Pacific
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Katrina, state the full command you are trying, if you get the abort, retry, .. message on A: , the disc could just be broken
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Response Number 8
Name: zeb Date: October 3, 2003 at 11:59:53 Pacific
Reply:
katrina try another disk anything and see if a prompt comes up.if it do then like miskva said the disk is bad.what os are you trying to install
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