Hi, I just found a nice .reg file from Matthias Paul:
The file starts with the word REGEDIT4 --> REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\NoVolTrack] "Any DOS formatted disk 0" = hex:FE,01,55,AA ; 55aa "Any DOS formatted disk 1" = hex:00,00,EB ; new jmp "Any DOS formatted disk 2" = hex:00,00,E9 ; old jmp "Any DOS formatted disk 3" = hex:00,00,90 ; nop "Any DOS formatted disk 4" = hex:00,00,69 ; any... ; End of file <-- the file ends with a ctrl-z / eof char here The full file is called novoltrk.reg, by Matthias Paul 2002-2004, licensed under the GNU GPL 2 (no good license for registry entries). The file also tells that it is "FreeWare"... The full file also contains long explanation of the problem and solution and also many alternative configuration options beyond the above small one. By importing the above file in your Windows9x/ME, you stop the bad habit of the "volume tracker" to replace the OEMID (which can be for example "FRDOS4.1") on diskettes with some ?????IHC string whenever you even READ a disk with a boot sector not known to Win9x. I think the trick with the reg file would make a good FAQ item if that is okay for Matthias :-). Comments? Eric PS: Another nice thing found in a similar place on ibiblio is www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/ftp.gcfl.net/pub/freedos/setver/ ... The setver61.zip there has a MAGIC setver device driver: You can load that SETVER both as device driver and from the command prompt, and the handler automatically figures out which DOS version the caller WANTS to see and then just gives whatever answer to the "which DOS version is this?" question will please the caller :-). No more "wrong DOS version" :-p. Of course you can also use FreeDOS VERSION=... in config sys or the FreeDOS CALLVER tool, but setver 6.1 is automatic :-). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
