> -----Original Message----- > From: Paulo J. Matos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 1:30 PM > To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Using freedos to install win > > David C. Kerber wrote: > > See below... > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Paulo Jorge Matos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 10:05 AM > >> To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > >> Subject: [Freedos-user] Using freedos to install win > >> > >> Hi all, > >> > >> I have a licensed windows from uni which I need to install on my > >> cdrom-less laptop. So, I created a usb stick with freedos, > booted it > >> up and I start as c:, where the main drive is d:. > >> Then I copy windows install dir from the usb stick (which > is inside a > >> dir along with the freedos stuff), to d:. Problem now, is that > >> freedos [usb] is c: and main drive is d: and windows will > always try > >> to install itself to c:, to the usb > > > > You can tell windows where to install itself; it doesn't > have to be c:, however... > > > > > > How? If I use setup from the windows iso, it says I cannot > run it. If I run i386/winnt, it starts, but then it starts by > copying important files to c:, which is the usb stick!
Yes, but those are temporary files, needed only during installation. When you get further along in the procedure, it lets you specify where to do the final installation. > >> stick in this case which is bad, so 2 possibilities I can think of: > >> 1) configure freedos to boot in the usb stick as something else as > >> c:, so that c: is free for the main drive; Is it possible? If yes, > >> how? > > > > You might be able to use the "subst" command to do this, > but I'm not sure. > > > > Isn't that just to create a drive letter for a path? I'm not sure, but I think you can also use it to redirect drive letters. > > > >> 3) make d: [main drive] bootable and boot directly to the > main drive > >> and from there install windows. How can I do this? > > > > IMO, this would be your best bet: install freedos to drive > d:, then remove the usb key and reboot; it should pick up the > hd as c:, boot freedos from it, and then you can go on to > install windows. > > > > That was what I just tried. It was an interesting experience. > freedos installed the files to d: correctly and installed the > bootloader onto the usb drive in c:. So, now, I have freedos > files in d:, but it doesn't boot. And the freedos cd boot > loader was replace by the freedos boot loader so everything > is totally crazy. Can I maybe edit some files or run some > commands in order to make sure freedos installs the boot > loader in the correct drive? Yes, but I'm not expert enough with freedos to tell you how; I would have to experiment a lot to figure it out. D ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
