I would:
1. Run FDISK and delete all partitions
2. Create a single Primary DOS partition and mark it active
3. Exit FDISK and reboot
4. Run FDISK /mbr to fix the boot record
5. Use SYS c: to transfer system files to the hard drive
Then you should be good to go!
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On Jul 13, 2019, 2:49 AM, HTV04 . wrote:
> Hi, I’m new to FreeDOS. I wanted to revive my old computer (a Compaq
> Prosignia 150) that originally had Windows 98, so I set up a CD-ROM with the
> FreeDOS installer.
>
> When I booted from the CD-ROM, everything seemed to be going smoothly. I had
> to use the “raw” workaround, though, otherwise I would be given several
> “Invalid Opcode” errors. This doesn’t have much to do with the problem I’m
> having though, or at least I don’t think so.
>
> Problems arose when I got a message saying that a previous OS was detected
> (which was Windows 98), and that I could either continue installing or make a
> backup. I searched this up online, and found absolutely no documentation on
> this. I came to the conclusion that it would just format my C: drive and
> continued. After I started the install however, it just installed all the
> files alongside my old ones, so the installer completely skipped the part
> where it would format the drive.
>
> So now I have FreeDOS 1.2 installed, but my Windows 98 files still exist. Is
> there anyway to replicate the formatting process from the CD-ROM (and can I
> run the command from the CD-ROM)? If it involves using the format command,
> can you tell me the exact command the installer uses? I kind of have OCDs for
> that sort of thing, sorry. I’m looking to do a full format.
>
> I would recommend a change for this in FreeDOS 1.3, to allow clean installs
> of FreeDOS in place of the operating system currently installed.
>
> Thanks in advance, and I can’t wait to try out FreeDOS on my old computer!
> --
>
> Sincerely,
> HTV04
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