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Help me intall dos 6.22
Name: Darkmage Date: September 7, 2001 at 12:49:21 Pacific
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Ok, i got the boot diskfrom bootdsk.com. That works. Now i have 3 zips i got for disk's 1,2,3 can someone tell me what to do next. I am stuck. Thanks for an feedback. It i all greatly appreciated.
Name: VT Date: September 7, 2001 at 12:57:36 Pacific
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You need to unzip each file to a clean 1.44 mb floppy.(you'll need three clean floppy) once done boot pc with number one disk and take it from there
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Response Number 2
Name: DarkMage Date: September 7, 2001 at 13:14:48 Pacific
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Okie, i got the zips on the disks and labled. When i boot, do i use the boot disk, or disk 1?
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Response Number 3
Name: ZVT Date: September 7, 2001 at 13:24:55 Pacific
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Disk one of dos 6.22
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Response Number 4
Name: nona Date: September 7, 2001 at 14:54:39 Pacific
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...but only if Disk one is a bootable floppy. If you get a "non-system disk" message, you'll need to use the bootdisk.
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Response Number 5
Name: ZVT Date: September 7, 2001 at 15:01:59 Pacific
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disk one is a bootable floppy
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Response Number 6
Name: jboy Date: September 7, 2001 at 15:06:21 Pacific
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... should work out nicely, then
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Response Number 7
Name: nona Date: September 7, 2001 at 17:14:00 Pacific
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I guess it all depends on where he got the installation disks.
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Response Number 8
Name: DarkMage Date: September 7, 2001 at 23:40:14 Pacific
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It is not working, can boot, but when i try to instal wit disk one it says reboot your system, then i get a non-systemdisk error. I cant seem to get this to work. how can i make disk 1 a bootable flopy? or is the boot disk the same as disk 1?
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Response Number 9
Name: fred6008 Date: September 8, 2001 at 03:03:34 Pacific
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You have to boot with version 6.22 to install 6.22, so the boot disk should be disk one. I am not sure it HAS to be. To use the boot disk as disk one remove all the files and directories except for COMMAND.COM. Then put the disk one files on it.
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Response Number 10
Name: jboy Date: September 8, 2001 at 08:36:59 Pacific
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As nona suggests... a lot depends on where you d/l ed from. Surely there were instructions?? To install DOS you need to be running DOS (from a floppy) - usu this is done by some executable form of an 'image' file that creates a system disk - it's not the same as copying the files. Try fred's suggestion. To get DOS on your HDD all you need to do is: sys c: after booting from the floppy - the rest of the installation just expands the compressed external DOS commands and sets up the configuration files etc. DOS setup is a convenience, not an absolute necessity.
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Response Number 11
Name: Jim Date: September 8, 2001 at 08:52:20 Pacific
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He needs to write the disk images to the disks with rawrite or something similar, not just unzip them to the disks. :-)
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Response Number 12
Name: ANON Date: September 8, 2001 at 09:06:01 Pacific
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www.powerload.fsnet.co.uk/bootdisk.htm has a large range of system bootdisks. Download the 6.22 imamge PLUS the Disk Image Pro for DOS progam to extract files (You can also use WinImage I beleave) onto floopy disk to create bootable diskette.
ANON
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Response Number 13
Name: me Date: October 5, 2001 at 21:44:34 Pacific
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I can't f'ing beleive the instructions that were given to this poor person!! To install DOS 6.22 all one has to do is insert the disk and wait for instructions! If it doesn't work, you have a corrupt copy. Get another! If it still doesn't work, phone Bill Gates and remind him of the fact that he propogated the worst system that this planet has ever seen, and that if it wasn't for him, we would still see reliable systems that actually did what they stated, and didn't need swarms of support people to actually make the f'ing system work.
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Response Number 14
Name: SilentBob Date: January 21, 2002 at 15:10:33 Pacific
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Umm kay, you are installing DOS 6.22 for what reason again? Maybe I srepped into a time machine, but last time I checked, it was 2002. Hmmm. What ever floats your boat, and if dos 6.22 is it, then all the more power to you man!
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