[Freedos-user] Log in at C prompt
Hi I have loaded freedos and I get to Welcome To FreeDos Operating system C:\ What do I need to do to get into the system? Russell Benson 51a Leven Ave Seaton. SA 5023 t. 08 83552006 m. 0419 590 402 e. rbens...@bigpond.net.au -- Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122412___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Log in at C prompt
Hi, On Jan 7, 2013 5:36 AM, Russell Benson rbens...@bigpond.net.au wrote: Hi I have loaded freedos and I get to Welcome To FreeDos Operating system C:\ What do I need to do to get into the system? :-)What were you expecting? C:\ is it! :-) Is there something specific you wanted to do or run? File manager, text editor, help, browser, compiler, etc.? -- Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122412___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Log in at C prompt
Hi, On Jan 7, 2013 5:46 AM, Russell Benson rbens...@bigpond.net.au wrote: I have been experimenting with different operating systems other than Microsoft or linux. I suppose I thought that some sort or operating system would appear like dos 3.1 that you can navigate around. DOS 3.1? I don't know what that refers to, DOSSHELL or Win 3.1? (Or maybe something specific to Compaq or IBM?) Anyways, my silly point was that there is no manditory default interface, so you're minimally dumped to the prompt unless you'd rather use something else (NDN, Doszip, etc., not sure what Bernd threw in FD 1.1, I can't check right now). Also, maybe you expected some kind of login system? Nope, nothing default, usually you're always the equivalent of root (for good or bad). Thanks for the reply…… I feel like a bit of an idiot….LOL Nah, it's okay, computers do a lot these days. I'd be surprised if anybody really understood all of it anymore. -- Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122412___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Log in at C prompt
How do uninstall from the hard drive or is it a full format. I have windows 98SE on the same drive that I loaded FreeDos onto. I did mean windows 3.1 not DOS 3.1 .. To late at night and to may beers... J From: Rugxulo [mailto:rugx...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, 7 January 2013 10:29 PM To: Discussion and general questions about FreeDOS. Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Log in at C prompt Hi, On Jan 7, 2013 5:46 AM, Russell Benson rbens...@bigpond.net.au wrote: I have been experimenting with different operating systems other than Microsoft or linux. I suppose I thought that some sort or operating system would appear like dos 3.1 that you can navigate around. DOS 3.1? I don't know what that refers to, DOSSHELL or Win 3.1? (Or maybe something specific to Compaq or IBM?) Anyways, my silly point was that there is no manditory default interface, so you're minimally dumped to the prompt unless you'd rather use something else (NDN, Doszip, etc., not sure what Bernd threw in FD 1.1, I can't check right now). Also, maybe you expected some kind of login system? Nope, nothing default, usually you're always the equivalent of root (for good or bad). Thanks for the reply.. I feel like a bit of an idiot..LOL Nah, it's okay, computers do a lot these days. I'd be surprised if anybody really understood all of it anymore. -- Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122412___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Log in at C prompt
Hi, On Jan 7, 2013 6:13 AM, Russell Benson rbens...@bigpond.net.au wrote: How do uninstall from the hard drive or is it a full format. I have windows 98SE on the same drive that I loaded FreeDos onto. It's been too long since I've used Win9x, but I think it shouldn't require any heavy recovery or full wipe. Probably (?) just have to run MS' SYS.COMto write their boot sector over the FreeDOS one. I did mean windows 3.1 not DOS 3.1 …. To late at night and to may beers……… :-) Late at night?? (sees .au suffix) Ah, writing us from the future, are ya? (Enjoying those flying cars yet?) -- Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122412___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Log in at C prompt
The easiest way to uninstall is just to use Windows or another operating system to wipe or format the drive. On Monday, January 7, 2013, Russell Benson wrote: How do uninstall from the hard drive or is it a full format. I have windows 98SE on the same drive that I loaded FreeDos onto. I did mean windows 3.1 not DOS 3.1 …. To late at night and to may beers……… J -- Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122412___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Log in at C prompt
On 1/7/2013 5:34 AM, Russell Benson wrote: Hi I have loaded freedos and I get to Welcome To FreeDos Operating system C:\ What do I need to do to get into the system? That is probably the best/only laugh I have ever had on this mailing list ... It reminds me of the introduction to an old game (Hacker, by Activision) ... I've had it wrong all of these years, the C: prompt is actually a very subtle login prompt. Remember, friends don't let friends install foreign OSes while impaired ... Mike -- Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122412 ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Log in at C prompt
Delete dos partition with fdisk and then use zeleps.com partition resizer
to move resize the win98 partition
On Monday, January 7, 2013, Russell Benson wrote:
How do uninstall from the hard drive or is it a full format. I have
windows 98SE on the same drive that I loaded FreeDos onto.
I did mean windows 3.1 not DOS 3.1 …. To late at night and to may
beers……… J
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On Jan 7, 2013 5:46 AM, Russell Benson
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wrote:
I have been experimenting with different operating systems
other than Microsoft or linux. I suppose I thought that some
sort or operating system would appear like dos 3.1 that you
can navigate around.
DOS 3.1? I don't know what that refers to, DOSSHELL or Win 3.1? (Or maybe
something specific to Compaq or IBM?) Anyways, my silly point was that
there is no manditory default interface, so you're minimally dumped to the
prompt unless you'd rather use something else (NDN, Doszip, etc., not sure
what Bernd threw in FD 1.1, I can't check right now).
Also, maybe you expected some kind of login system? Nope, nothing default,
usually you're always the equivalent of root (for good or bad).
Thanks for the reply…… I feel like a bit of an idiot….LOL
Nah, it's okay, computers do a lot these days. I'd be surprised if anybody
really understood all of it anymore.
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