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Only File On HardDrive is "Command.com"
Name: Jimbo Date: August 26, 1999 at 23:17:17 Pacific
Comment:
Bought a refurbished computer, the only file on the harddrive is a "command.com", If someone could tell me what I need to do, then thanks would be in order.....Help!!
Name: armando Date: August 27, 1999 at 08:50:40 Pacific
Reply:
jimbo, looks like your hard drive was formatted and made bootable only. currently, you have no operating system..no dos-no windows. you need to install an operation system, whether its windows95, 98, NT, etc. or even windows 3.1 but you'll also need DOS 5.X or higher for this one.
good luck,
armando
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Response Number 2
Name: Reed Date: August 27, 1999 at 16:27:07 Pacific
Reply:
I just copyed dos on a few disks last night. If you need dos 6.0 i could send you those files.
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