Sam,
That is essentially what I did. However, I set up a batch
file that changed to proper system files, respectively, by
removing attributes and renaming boot(system) files. Since I
was probably using a dblspace drive also, that makes it even
a more confusing procedure. As I recall I ran into difficulty
going from DOS to WIN95 system. Something would get screwed-up
and then I couldn't boot in anything from hard disk. I had to
boot from floppy and re-install DOS to get all DOS files back.
Let me try another explanation. If you start with a HD set-up
with DOS, then install WIN95. On boot-up if you press F5(or is it
F8?) you will get a menu that allows you to boot-up in the old DOS.
However, if you then have to re-install WIN95, you will lose that
menu option and "old DOS" will be gone. WIN95 changes, or hides,
some of the old DOS utilities by renaming them and inserting some
batch files named the same IIRC. That's where I ran into trouble!
The "old DOS" installation discs are programmed to recognize only
HD setup with DOS. The installation disks for DOS would abort because
they didn't recognize WIN95.
I have to send now, I'm out of time!
Eric
Sam Heywood wrote:
>
>On Sat, 23 Dec 2000 18:04:59 -0500 (EST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric S. Emerson)
>wrote:
>
>> Hi Sam,
>> I have run both MS-DOS6.2 and WIN95 on the same
>> computer but not at the same time. It has been a while
>> since I did it but IIRC I had to switch system files
>> and change paths. When I started messing with system
>> files I eventually locked things up and had to perform
>> some kind of shenanigans with NU from Norton in order
>> to get MS-DOS6.2 working again without losing all my
>> data. I had to totally re-install MS-DOS from scratch.
>> I was probably also running dblspace which complicated
>> the situation. I think you can install WIN95 on harddisk.
>> Then transfer all MS-DOS files to c:\dos directory.
>> Then if you boot MS-DOS from floppy with the proper PATH
>> pointing to c:\dos, you should be able to run in MS-DOS.
>> This should not disturb the WIN95 setup.
>
>Hi Eric:
>
>I figured I could do that, but it would be nice if I could
>transfer the DOS operating system files from the floppy to
>the hard drive without permanently disturbing the WIN 95
>installation, and then simply undo my DOS installation by
>booting to a WIN 95 system floppy and "re-sysing" the hard
>drive. This might be a risky undertaking. Anybody want to
>go first? If it works, then we are in luck. If it doesn't
>work, then we will have to do another re-reading of the
>principles expounded by Murphy. I think I have proposed a
>good idea, but can anything go wrong? Hmmmm....
>
>Sam
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