It's actually not much more difficult to copy or move an entire Win9x install and software than it is to do the same on a Mac. While the following may seem wordy and complex, it's actually quite easy to do once you know the steps and where to point, click, right click and drag. ;) (And didn't we all have just as much trepidation the first time we moved a Mac System to a new drive? ;-) See the * and ** notes at the end for more detailed how and why info for the curious.
First prepare the new drive (or image) by using FDISK to partition it and set the primary partition to Active.* Second, use FORMAT /s to format the drive and copy the system files. That's the hardest of it. Now you can fire up Windows in Safe Mode** by hitting F8 when it says "Starting Windows 95" or 98 then selecting Safe Mode on the boot menu. Run Windows Explorer and make sure the options in the View tab on the Folder Options on the View menu are set to Show all files and the Hide file extentions for known filetypes box is not checked. Click on C: in the left pane, hit Ctrl+A to select everything in the right pane. Hold Ctrl and click IO.SYS*** and COMMAND.COM to deselect them. Now click and drag with the RIGHT mouse button to the new drive or image icon in the left pane. Let go then click Copy with the left button. Click Yes on all prompts to overwrite anything. Swap the cables, set jumpers, point your emulator at the new image file and it should boot up AOK. *It will automatically be set Active if it's the first partition on a single drive or the Master drive (IDE) or the highest priority SCSI ID. (That's usually #6 on PCs but can be set to any ID on some controllers.) If you're using FDISK on a drive that isn't #1, you'll have to copy FDISK to a bootable floppy and change jumpers on the drives to make it #1 then use the FDISK option to set the partition to Active. **Booting in Safe Mode disables the use of virtual memory. Windows won't let you copy the swap file which is normally in C:\Windows Alternatively you can use the Virtual Memory settings on the Performance tab in the System control panel to move the swap file (Win386.swp) to temporarily move it to the root where you can deselect it along with IO.SYS and COMMAND.COM and do the move in normal mode. :) ***DO NOT try to copy IO.SYS! You'll end up with a new drive that won't boot until you use the SYS command on it then copy MSDOS.SYS over to it from your working drive. Unlike DOS up through 6.22, MSDOS.SYS with Win9x is actually a text file with the system, hidden and read only attributes. You could edit it by removing the read only attribute and make the proper changes, but unless there's some special need, just copy it from your working drive or drive image. ===== http://www.junkscience.com "All the Junk that's fit to Debunk!" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com -- Mac-N-DOS is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac-N-DOS list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-n-dos.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-n-dos%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
