[Freedos-user] Installation Problem

2006-03-22 Thread howarddavies3010
I downloaded the most recent release of Free DOS beta9 Service Release #2 (Dated 11/30/2005) twice and burned bothISO images toCD's via Nero as recommended Tried several times to install DOS via the CD's Oneach and every attempt the installation failed Display screen showed the following

Re: [Freedos-user] Installation Problem

2006-03-22 Thread HowardDavies3010
I saw your suggestion posted before and I have already tried doing that No luck What is sr#1 ??

Re: [Freedos-user] Installation Problem

2006-03-22 Thread HowardDavies3010
I finally figured out what you mean by sr#1 I looked all over the Free DOS website for a download of Service Release # 1 Can't find a download for this Release Do you seea download posted anywhere for Service Release # 1??? Thank you in advance for looking

[Freedos-user] SOLUTION FOUND FOR INSTALLATION PROBLEM

2006-03-25 Thread HowardDavies3010
After a couple of days of trying to install FreeDOS from the downloadable CD, I am happy to announce some success Here is what I have found and my suggestions to work around the current problem until it is fixed As soon as the downloaded bootable CD is booted up, you will see a

[Freedos-user] FOLLOW UP - SOLUTION TO INSTALLATION PROBLEM

2006-03-25 Thread HowardDavies3010
Within the past hour or so, I have received a few e-Mails Maybe I could have been a little clearer the first time around The bug is not at the first option screen where you see the fish screen The bug is at the next optionchoicethat blows by so fast (3 seconds) that the user may or may

Re: [Freedos-user] Minor issue with Beta9SR2 ISO Image

2006-03-25 Thread HowardDavies3010
I downloaded the ISO file on two separate occasions and burnedboth images using Nero 7.0 No problems noted - both disks had the followingproperties Used Space: 12,875,776 bytes 12.2 MB freedos Folder: 581 Files isolinux Folder: 16 files Two Drive Root Files: (1) autorun.inf file (2)

[Freedos-user] MENUCOLOR

2006-03-28 Thread HowardDavies3010
OBJECTIVE: I would like FREE DOS to immediately boot up with a specific color setting and stay consistent regardless of what commands are later used METHOD (1) MENUCOLOR OPTION Unfortunately, as with MS DOS PC DOS, I have discovered that the MENUCOLOR setting in FREE DOS reverts back

[Freedos-user] PG TXT. UTILITY VIEWER

2006-04-05 Thread HowardDavies3010
I have just recently tried out the PG txt. Utility Viewer developed by the FREE DOS community It's the best DOS txt. viewer that I have ever come across !! I have several batch files which include the displaying of several txt. files with a certain pre programmed color setting using

Re: [Freedos-user] PG TXT. UTILITY VIEWER

2006-04-08 Thread HowardDavies3010
I opened up the pg.exe file as a .txt file and saw the following item PG, version 1.01 - 1.13 2005 Enhanced by BAHCL I assumed that BAHCL was a contributor to the programming of this utility And of course only the programmer knows what changes to make in the file to alter its

[Freedos-user] Looking for an NTFS file deleting tool

2007-01-14 Thread HowardDavies3010
I have come across a few DOS utilities that can be used to access NTFS partitions (1)Some of these tools can only READ NTFS files (2)Some can READ COPY NTFS files (3)I'm looking for a DOS utility that is capable of DELETING NTFS files The only application that I have been

[Freedos-user] Looking for an NTFS deleteing tool

2007-01-14 Thread howarddavies3010
I have come across a few DOS utilities that can be used to access NTFS partitions (1)Some of these tools can only READ NTFS files (2)Some can READ COPY NTFS files (3)I'm looking for a DOS utility that is capable of DELETING NTFS files The only application that I have been

[Freedos-user] Unknown Config.sys entry

2007-01-16 Thread howarddavies3010
I was studying a FreeDos bootable floppy relating to NTFS4dos.exe downloaded from Avaira at http://www.avira.com/en/products/productdetail.php?id_prd=23section=1 I have some questions regarding the CONFIG.SYS file to said floppy 1) The very first entry is: !SWITCHES=/E I