Hi, On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 6:48 PM, Marcos Favero Florence de Barros <fav...@mpcnet.com.br> wrote: > > I got an old laptop with Windows 2000 Professional (NT). I will > now change the file system to FAT16, and install FreeDOS.
Can't you dual boot?? I'm fairly sure you can. (Presumably some local Win2k expert like rr could give some advice, heh.) Search Google for "boot.ini" or such. I think all you need is a DOS boot sector (maybe "sys /bootonly" ??). > However, before erasing Windows, I'm wondering whether there are > files, such as drivers or some such thing, which I should keep > in order to use with FreeDOS. > > Would such drivers for Windows be of any use in FreeDOS? If so, > which ones? Maybe MSVCRT.DLL, assuming it's installed there, and some others (EDIT: OPENGL32.DLL ?? GLU32.DLL ?? WNASPI32.DLL ??). Check HX compatibility docs (and the unofficial DR-DOS online wiki) for a list of potentially useful .DLLs. Other than that, no, I can't think of anything, but I'd not advise to wipe everything unless you *really* don't need it. BTW, I don't suppose you have install discs, but if so you could always reinstall it to boot atop FAT32. At least, any Windows before Vista could still do so. Granted, allegedly less security, less file system features supported, etc. But at least then you wouldn't be stuck rely on third-party stuff (TestDisk?) to read NTFS or having to reboot every time you want to copy a file. P.S. Actually, some people say that Win2k was pretty similar to XP, and thus it was "mostly" DOS friendly (NTVDM) re: DJGPP stuff. I know it's old and lots of Windows apps (cruelly) don't support it anymore (including MSVC), but some people (e.g. CWS) swear by it (lower footprint, no need to phone home, etc). Well, whatever, I guess it all depends on what you're trying to do, how much self-sacrifice you're willing to endure, etc. :-)) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) platform delivers complete security visibility with the essential security capabilities. Easily and efficiently configure, manage, and operate all of your security controls from a single console and one unified framework. Download a free trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/alienvault_d2d _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
