well perhaps a prog can be done to backup boot sector, *BIO.SYS and DOS.SYS, and command to a directory and have a restore switch -r to restore
cd\ if "%1"=="-r" goto restore md\freedos\old attrib -h -s IO.SYS attrib -h -s MSDOS.SYS attrib -h -s IBMBIO.SYS attrib -h -s IBMDOS.SYS copy *IO.SYS \freedos\old copy *DOS.SYS \freedos\old copy COMMAND.COM \freedos\old readb.com copy BOOT.BSS \freedos\old attrib +h +s IO.SYS attrib +h +s MSDOS.SYS attrib +h +s IBMBIO.SYS attrib +h +s IBMDOS.SYS :: or just delete them since fd replaces it? goto exit :restore copy \freedos\old\*.* \ attrib +h +s IO.SYS attrib +h +s MSDOS.SYS attrib +h +s IBMBIO.SYS attrib +h +s IBMDOS.SYS writeb.com del boot.bss :exit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aitor Santamaría" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Uninstaller? > MS-DOS does. I have never tried UNINSTALL, but perhaps it had saved > already the bootsector so that you can come back to normal. > Its pair is called DELOLDOS, which I suppose would remove that > bootsector. Just speculating, I don't think it would remove the files > (btw to Chris Evans: I would use DELTREE and not ERASE). > > About languages: there's a software contribution HOWTO in the FreeDOS > documentation project. > > Avoid even mentioning FORTRAN or COBOL. They should be banned. > > Aitor ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
